Sneary Cattle and Windmill Farms were featured in the Houston Chronicle an “Essay: These ranchers preserve a Texan way of life while fighting climate change” by Raj Mankad, Nov 2022.
… many ranchers are managing their herds in a way that restores soil. One of them is Loy Sneary, 72, whose family owns and leases 4,000 acres of ranch land in Matagorda County southeast of Houston
‘You’ve probably seen ranches where they just turn the cattle out, and cattle go wherever they want to graze,’ Loy told me. Since 1918, when the family of Loy’s wife settled the property, that’s how they ranched. The shift in mindset of bringing the cattle into much smaller areas to prevent overgrazing was a hurdle.
This story isn’t primarily about carbon markets and the emerging science on scaling up soil carbon sequestration. It’s mostly about ranchers believing they are stewards of the land, wanting to leave behind a legacy for their families.
