Agribusiness Tour Photo Journal

Tour Stop 1
Kinley Sorrells, Sorrells Farms & Sorrells Nuthouse,
Comanche

Primary business and/or services

All to the wholesale markets
o Pecans
o Watermelons
o Cantaloupes
o Tomatoes
o Jalapenos
o Peaches

Competitive concerns
Building a customer recognition & clientele
Created logo to get that recognition

Future challenges
Changes in government regulation

Unique feature(s) of company

Family owned & operated

New or established business

Established in 1977

Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business

owners and/ or management staf
Factors of Success
o Hard
o Diversity
Work

o Do the
right
thing
o Say it, do
it

o Take risks
o Have
Faith in
God

o Tour Stop 2
Mr. Pat Brennan, Brennan Winery & Vineyard, Comanche

Primary business and/or services

White wine
Red wine
Competitive concerns
Lots of competition
Creating a distinguished wine from competition
Future challenges
Government
Birds
regulation
Coons
o TTB
Deer
o TX
Weather
Alcoholic
(Temperature
policy
changes)

Unique feature(s) of company

Uses France and American oak to create wines
unique fl avors

New or established business

Established 2001

Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business

owners and/ or management staf
Make Sophisticated wine with Texas roots

Tour Stop 3
Host, Hidden View Dairy, Dublin

Primary business and/or services

o Cow milk
Competitive concerns
o Distinguishing product
o Creating customer awareness of new milk
products
Future challenges
o Government regulation
Food safety; protect the public
TMBL
Force Masseur
Unique feature(s) of company
o Family Corporation
o Fair Life Milk; lactose free
New or established business
o Established 1994


Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business
owners and/ or management staf
o Sustainability; the best use of resources
o Be closer to & competitive & accountable
o Specialization down to the cow
Happy + Healthier cows = Wealthier

 Tour Stop 4:
Chad Alleva, AgTexas, Stephenville

Primary business and/or services

o Loan Programs
o Insurance Programs
o Cash Management Programs
o Leasing Programs

Competitive concerns
o Change in area demographics

Future challenges
o Change, Change, Change

Unique feature(s) of company

o The nature of AgTexas and customers is
dif erent than a bank fi nance relationship.

New or established business

o Established

Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business

owners and/ or management staf
o Create close relationship with customers

 Tour Stop 5:
Commissioner Sid Miller, Texas Department of Agriculture,
Austin

Primary business and/or services

o Protecting farmers from government bills
that hurt farmers

Competitive concerns
o Lack of support for voting or opposing bills

Future challenges
o Decrease in agriculture support

Unique feature(s) of company

o Representing the Texas Agricultural
community

New or established business

o Established 1907

Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business

owners and/ or management staf

o
o

Honesty
Do what you say

 Tour Stop 6:
Representative Sheffield, Texas State Legislator, Austin

Primary business and/or services

Cre ate, present, and try to pass bills of legislature

Competitive concerns
Bills that harm agriculture are presented
Bills that harm agriculture are passed
Bills that help agriculture are not passed

Future challenges
Bills that harm agriculture are passed
Challenging bills and getting repealed in next
legislative session

Unique feature(s) of comp any

It informs and rep resents the public

New or established business

Established in 1845

Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business owners

and/ or management staf
Established by the people and for the people
Limit government

 Tour Stop 7:
Holt Agribusiness, Waco

Primary business and/or services

Constru ction equipment
Farm combines
Competitive concerns
Diversify from competitors
Cre ating Customer awareness
Future challenges
Economic ef ects such as national fi nancial crisis
Unique feature(s) of comp any
Mission statement
o Vi sion
o Values
o Mission
New or established business
Established 1892
Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business owners
and/ or management staf

 Tour Stop 8:
Mr. Bloomer, Bloomer Trailers, Salado

and/ or

Primary business and/or services

Horse trailers
Custom Horse trailers
Competitive concerns
Nations Economic stability
Finding suppliers for trailer materials
Future challenges
Government regulation
Unique feature(s) of comp any
Use customer ideas to improve trailers
New or established business
Established
Leadership traits exemplifi ed by the business owners
management staf
Cre ate a happy work environment