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April 11, 2024

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

September 13, 2023

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 …

March 4, 2022

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 …

August 9, 2021

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 …

July 9, 2021

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 …

May 18, 2021

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 …

January 14, 2021

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 …

October 14, 2020

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

August 26, 2020

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 …

August 21, 2018

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 …

August 20, 2018

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 …

July 26, 2018

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

August 19, 2016

CultureMap You might have perused one of the King Ranch Saddle Shop pop-ups around town through the years or visited the mega booth at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Today, fans of the fine leather goods, fashions and furnishings emporium can mosey over to River Oaks Shopping Center any day of the week for a sampling of King Ranch merchandise. After …

August 9, 2016

Houstonia Magazine A major boutique on the move, a summer shopping event plus new wedding and western wear. It’s hot outside, but Houstonians know where the air is always a predictable 68 degrees. Yup, it’s the mall, or wherever you prefer to find a collection of consumer goods for sale. Whether or not you’re ready to plan your fall wardrobe, …

August 4, 2016

Ford Truck Enthusiasts It’s no coincidence that one of Ford’s best sellers and most decked-out Super Duty trucks is the King Ranch edition. The King Ranch F-250 and F-350 feature many upgraded interior features, unique leather, as well as an optional unique exterior color scheme. The new 2017 Ford Super Duty isn’t the exception. With brand new badging throughout, new …

July 26, 2016

Culture Map  If the news that five time James Beard Award finalist Hugo Ortega is opening a restaurant at downtown’s 30-story Marriott Marquis highlighted last week’s announcement about the new restaurants coming to downtown’s Avenida Houston, then the claim for the most mysterious newcomer concerned Bud’s Pitmaster BBQ. Although the restaurant only merited a brief mention in the press release, the idea …

July 6, 2016

ESPN DETROIT — Michael Fulmer didn’t have a pair of steel-toed boots, but luckily for the 23-year-old Detroit Tigers pitcher, he wasn’t lacking for rugged footwear. When he needed a sturdy pair of shoes for his offseason side gig a few years ago, he turned to his trusty pair of size 13D Limited Edition Double-H King Ranch cowboy boots. He received them as a …

February 1, 2016

Texas Monthly – February 2016 The King Ranch Main House is one of the most iconic homes in the state. For one hundred years, the private residence of the most powerful cattle family in history has been hidden from public view, but as these exclusive photographs reveal, its interior is every bit as grand and mythic as the land itself. …

December 9, 2015

Texas Monthly – March 2016 There was the romance of the stagecoach, and then there was the reality of the mud wagon. The phrase “stagecoach days” brings up visions of the swaying carriages pulled by teams of six horses that are familiar to us from watching westerns and Wells Fargo commercials. These majestic vehicles were Concord coaches, made by the …

November 23, 2015

America’s Best Racing For most people, the name King Ranch brings to mind images of a sprawling western ranch filled with cattle and cowboys. But for fans of Thoroughbred racing, King Ranch brings to mind a different image — the image of one of the most influential and successful racing and breeding operations in the history of the sport. King …