TSCRA Welcomes Summer Interns

College students gain experience working on behalf of cattle raisers.

Three interns joined the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association team May 16. Reagan Ellison, Abby Geye and Jillian Pfeuffer are based in the Fort Worth office and work across all departments.

Reagan Ellison hails from Burleson. Her family has been farming and ranching in Johnson County for four generations, and she maintains her own small herd of cattle started by a single calf scramble heifer. She is a 2021 graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, where she majored in agricultural economics with a minor in agricultural communications and a certificate in international trade. She is currently pursuing a master’s in agricultural communications at Texas Tech University, where she is a graduate assistant and manages the social media marketing efforts for Raider Red Meats.

As an undergraduate, Ellison was named “Outstanding Senior in the Department of Agricultural Economics;” a Texas A&M University Distinguished Student; and involved in Sigma Alpha, Alpha Zeta, Saddle and Sirloin, Agricultural Economics Society, and Ducks Unlimited. She completed internships at Ag Workers Insurance, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, and the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo.

Abby Geye is from Rising Star in Eastland County. She and her family are heavily involved in the cattle industry. She and her brother grew up showing registered Angus, Polled Hereford and Horned Hereford cattle on the state and national levels, and they continue to raise registered show heifers and commercial herd bulls. Her grandfather, father and brother are third, fourth and fifth-generation farmers. They have amassed acreage in Eastland, Brown and Comanche counties where they primarily produce cotton, wheat, corn, peanuts and hay.

Reagan Ellison Abby Geye Jillian Pfeuffer

Currently a senior at Texas A&M University in College Station, Geye’s undergraduate studies include an agribusiness major and an agricultural economics minor. After graduating in December, she plans to continue at the university to obtain a master’s degree in agriculture leadership, education and communications. Geye is a member of the Texas Aggie CattleWomen.

Jillian Pfeuffer is from the West Texas town of Christoval in Tom Green County. There, her family runs a commercial Angus cow-calf operation alongside a sheep and goat flock. Growing up heavily involved in the beef industry and 4-H activities, Pfeuffer followed both of her older siblings to Texas Tech University. She is currently a junior majoring in animal science and minoring in agribusiness management set to graduate in December 2023.

On campus, Pfeuffer serves as a tutor for learning disabled students at the Texas TECHniques Center. She also helped to establish the Texas Tech CattleWomen’s Association where she serves as chapter president. Additionally, she is the treasurer for the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Student Ag Council. T C

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