Bishop Family FarmsOwner & Operator
Sep. 2008 - Jan. 2021Franklin, TXThis Start Up cattle ranch runs 250 pair annually. With a vision that focuses on excellent quality, outstanding breeding pedigrees and optimal nutrition to promote growth and development, Bishop Family Farms is proud to offer superior F1 replacement heifers for sale at private treaty. The cornerstone of our farm is treating all animals with quality care and love while practicing environmental stewardship to ensure the future health of our farm and those around us. As a lifelong farm girl, I have participated in every farm chore from milking cows and administering medication to pulling calves and operating heavy machinery. As I have to travel to and from the farm now, I have become more of a CFO than a farm hand. Currently, I maintain health, vaccination, pasture movement, calving, and pedigree records in a customized online database, research and maintain productive and cost effective farming practices, analyze and ensure feed intake and gain to keep costs down and cattle healthy, research different platforms to sell cattle based on market trends, and implement strategic marketing/social media use. Financial/operational responsibilities include accounts payable, accounts receivable, filing federal taxes, quickbooks accounting, filing and transferring cattle registration papers, creating contracts and bills of sale, creating and maintaining spreadsheets to track production costs, and completing profit and loss statements.