Three Generations United by Land, Legacy, and Livestock
When Bob and Kimmie Sanders purchased their East Texas ranch over 30 years ago, they could have followed the conventional path - maximize cattle numbers, use every shortcut available, squeeze every dollar from the land.
Instead, they chose stewardship over extraction, quality over quantity, legacy over immediate profit. That choice has shaped everything since...
It's why their son Dustin learned regenerative grazing before he could drive. It's why daughter-in-law Heather balances teaching second grade with managing ranch technology - because education and agriculture both require patience and long-term thinking. It's why three grandchildren see the ranch not as a burden to inherit, but as a treasure to preserve.
"This ranch is our legacy," Bob says, "but legacy isn't just what you leave behind. It's what you build today that makes tomorrow possible." The result is a family business where three generations work together toward shared goals: raising the finest wagyu beef in Texas while healing the land for future generations.
Step onto Cypress River Ranch and you’re walking through centuries of history. Native American trails crossed this land as early as 1542, long before Texas was Texas. Trammels Trace, the first road to Texas from the north, was traveled by Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, and Davie Crockett. Two miles of the Trace still winds through our pastures today. But history here isn’t only about what happened—it’s about what’s happening now.
For over 30 years, we’ve practiced regenerative agriculture by raising Red Wagyu cattle in rotational grazing systems that restore the land. Our efforts have enriched soil, cleaned water, and increased biodiversity—proof of which swims in our stretch of the Cypress River with the world’s only successful paddlefish reintroduction. With 2.5 miles of river frontage, we show that agriculture and conservation can thrive together. Choosing our beef means supporting a vision of farming that heals, restores, and honors the land for generations to come.
