Dr. Andy Herring, professor and holder of the John K. Riggs ’41 Beef Cattle Professorship in the Department of Animal Science, grew up near Talpa, Texas, on the border of Runnels and Coleman counties on a ranch that has been in his family since 1886. He earned his first dollar mowing his neighbor’s lawn, although he worked on the ranch with his dad long before then. It was not until later in life that his dad actually paid him for his help. Andy does credit his parents as… Read More →