Vance Mitchell

Vance Mitchell operates a generational family ranch and land company on the central Gulf Coast of Texas. Mitchell and his brother manage a cow-calf herd and hold over calves as stockers and develop heifers when forage allows and markets dictate.

Mitchell and his family converted their land from dryland row crops to gazing land in the 1980s and early 90s thanks to USDA financial support programs. Mitchell’s parents attended a Ranching for Profit course and encouraged their sons to do the same. The family never looked back and has proudly grazed cattle ever since.

Over time, Mitchell has increased his ranch’s stocking rate and feels he’s improved the resilience of his grass to better withstand droughts. In addition to the ranch, Mitchell is actively involved in several organizations, including the Grazing Lands Coalition of Coastal Prairie of Texas and Jackson County Soil and Water Conservation District.