Legendary ranching operation expands further into feedyard business with strategic acquisition.

HOUSTON, September 13, 2023 – Today, King Ranch® Ag & Turf, a division of King Ranch, Inc. providing John Deere agricultural, commercial, and lawn and garden products throughout Texas, announces the strategic acquisition of Brookside Equipment, a John Deere dealership group with nine stores throughout the Houston area. Brookside Equipment first opened its doors in 1974 and has built a reputation as a leading provider of …

HOUSTON, February 24, 2022, For Immediate Release King Ranch, Inc. announced the continued expansion of King Ranch Ag & Turf in East Texas, with new stores planned in Livingston and Huntsville. Each location will have a 25,000 square foot store with construction beginning this summer. Both stores will sell the complete line of John Deere products, offering lawn and garden …

HOUSTON The King Ranch, Inc., Board of Directors announced that Robert Hodgen will be the new President and Chief Executive Officer of the company effective today. Hodgen, 45, brings nearly 25 years of executive leadership and investment management experience in the agribusiness and food sectors to the role. Before joining King Ranch, Hodgen spent six years as Managing Director at …

KINGSVILLE, July. 2, 2021, For Immediate Release King Ranch Inc. announced Friday that the 30th Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast will be held on  November 20, 2021. The event was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re excited to bring this event back to the community,” said Bob Cleek, Area Manager for Hospitality with King Ranch. “After the difficulties everyone …

First Renewable Energy Development on King Ranch Noria Hondo 220MW Combined Solar and Battery Farm Project King Ranch is proud to be partnering with Talen Energy Corp. in the development of the first utility scale renewable energy project, Noria Hondo, a 145MW Solar and 75MW Battery Storage facility on 2000 acres of agricultural land owned by King Ranch in Kleberg …

For Immediate Release January 14, 2021 (Houston, Texas) –The King Ranch, Inc., Board of Directors today announced the search for a successor for the current President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert J. Underbrink, 59, of Houston, Texas. Underbrink has been President, CEO and a member of the board for 10 years, and an employee for 36 years. Company Chairman James …

www.bizjournals.com This is the first restaurant for nearly 170-year-old King Ranch. [READ FULL ARTICLE]

KINGSVILLE Aug. 25, 2020 For Immediate Release Visitors will have to wait one more year for the 30th Annual King Ranch Ranch Hand Breakfast. Officials with King Ranch Inc. announced today that the breakfast, a longstanding tradition in South Texas, will have to be postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “This event is something that all of us look forward …

Chron.com The brand, founded by Richard King of King Ranch in 1867, has a flagship store in Kingsville in south Texas and a location in Midway’s Century Square development in College Station. King Ranch Saddle Shop sells luggage, briefcases, handbags, wallets, western saddles and outdoor gear, boots, decorative accessories, tabletop items and furniture. Opening in early September, the store will …

Houstonia Magazine King Ranch Saddle Shop debuts its first permanent urban outpost next month. It all started with Captain Richard King in 1853. The New York City runaway-turned-confederate, a prominent steamboat pilot for whom the town of Kingsville is named, purchased grassland along the Santa Gertrudis Creek in South Texas. The 68,500 acres of “creek-fed oasis in the Wild Horse Desert” would grow to more …

Western Horsemen Robert Salas describes just what it means to him to be the saddlemaker for the iconic King Ranch. [READ FULL ARTICLE]