I Live the Western Lifestyle

I LIVE THE WESTERN LIFESTYLE

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH JOEL JUDGE

In each issue, Western Ag Life introduces someone who is the fabric of western life. In this issue, we catch up with Joel Judge!

WHAT’S A TYPICAL DAY LIKE FOR YOU? The three constants are: coffee with my wife, reading scripture, feeding our livestock, after that it’s a long solid day on the phone or visiting with clients.

IF YOU COULD BE ANYWHERE OTHER THAN HERE, RIGHT THIS MINUTE, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? Fishing in the eastern Sierras with my son, Wyatt.

FLASHBACK TO WHEN YOU WERE 10 YEARS OLD. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Hog rancher

FINISH THIS SENTENCE. ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, YOU CAN USUALLY FIND ME.... Coffee, scripture, doing chores, and an ideal Sunday includes church.

HOW DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER YOU? As a person who always strives to help people with their goals and direction in life, and pushed others to achieve all that they can.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ARE THE BEST SKILLS THAT YOU BRING TO YOUR JOB? Experience in every aspect of the cattle industry; ability to network, communicate, and relate to my clients and others I work with.

NAME THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOU? Passionate, aggressive in goals/work, compassionate

HOW DO YOU THINK YOUR COLLEAGUES WOULD DESCRIBE YOU? Always a positive attitude, pushy, possessing the ability to always make things happen

WHAT’S A GOAL YOU HAVE FOR YOURSELF THAT YOU WANT ACCOMPLISH WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR? Increase my market presence within the feeder calf sector.

WHAT ARE YOU HAPPIEST DOING WHEN YOU’RE NOT WORKING? Nothing specific, but just doing simple life things with my wife.

WHAT ARE SOME CAUSES THAT YOU CARE ABOUT? Anything related to the development of youth, such as coaching basketball, teaching livestock fitting camps, and judging junior livestock shows, etc.

WHAT WOULD YOUR PERSONAL MOTTO BE? “It’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!” (courtesy of AC/DC)

WHAT IS THE TRAIT YOU MOST DEPLORE IN OTHERS? Lack of follow through.

WHICH LIVING PERSON DO YOU MOST ADMIRE? Don Spurgin, a friend of mine who has achieved so much, coming from nothing. What I love about him most is that he is a man of his word, and his handshake is his bond.

WHAT IS A QUALITY YOU MOST LIKE IN A MAN? A WOMEN? A man who stands behind his word & a strength in a women.

WHO/WHAT IS THE GREATEST LOVE OF YOUR LIFE? My wife, Kourtney Judge, and all of my children, Ashley, Jessica, Wyatt, and Weston who was born on Dec 5, 2018

WHICH TALENT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE? The ability to weld and fabricate building projects.

WHAT MAKES YOU #WESTERNLIFE? I was born and raised in the west, and the western way of life as it relates to ranching is forever encompassed in my soul. I will always have an appreciation for the traditions, heritage, and diversity of ranching life in the western United States, and enjoy sharing that with friends and clients in Oklahoma and Texas. #westernlife means to me, a desire to live this lifestyle and pass that onto others so that they may appreciate this life and traditions.