Vote below for your top two choices to be inducted this summer at the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame banquet in Denver.
Crofoot Ranches, LLC
E.C. Crofoot began his long career in the cattlefeeding industry in Kansas. In 1962, Crofoot and his son crossed state lines and purchased a feedyard in Texas. Since then, the family and partners have owned and operated multiple commercial feedyards.
Dinklage Feedyards, Inc.
Louie Dinklage was one of the pioneers in the cattle-feeding business in eastern Nebraska. In 1923, he established a 3,000-head operation near Wisner. Through the years he was instrumental in making the area one of the nation's cattle-feeding hubs.
Hitch Enterprises, Inc.
Ladd Hitch joined the family operation based in Guyman, Oklahoma, in 1953 and was involved in the commercial-feeding operation all of his life. The family operation is now more than 110 years old, consists of three feedyards, and has a combined capacity of approximately 160,000 head.
Monfort Inc.
Kenny Monfort joined the family cattle-feeding operation in 1949 and played a key role in its growth, including the company's venture into the meat-packing industry. Monfort was a leader outside the cattle industry too, participating in state and national politics.
Agri Beef Co., Inc.
Bob Rebholtz Sr. started in the cattle-feeding industry with the purchase of his first feedyard in 1968. Along with a partner, Rebholtz founded Agri Beef Co. in 1978. Today, the company operates a vertically integrated system complementing the feedyards owned by the company