Ranching
The stewardship of land, livestock and legacy.
The NDBT Fields Legacy property is strategically located at the heart of what was once the Fields Family Headquarters Ranch. The land, which was the family homestead since 1854, became a working ranch in 1943 until its sale for development in 2018.
Ranching
The stewardship of land, livestock and legacy.
The NDBT Fields Legacy property is strategically located at the heart of what was once the Fields Family Headquarters Ranch. The land, which was the family homestead since 1854, became a working ranch in 1943 until its sale for development in 2018.
The Land
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There’s a rhythm to the land that can’t be rushed and won’t be fooled. A rancher learns that early. Rain comes when it comes. Drought lingers when it will. Markets rise and fall, but the land keeps its own counsel.
To work it well requires more than skill – it requires respect.
Fences must be mended before they fail. Herds must be managed with a steady hand, not a hurried one. And the land itself must be cared for in a way that ensures it will outlive the one tending it.
Because good ranchers don’t see themselves as owners.
They are stewards.
The land they work today was granted as a trust by those who came before, and what remains tomorrow will belong to those who follow. Every decision carries weight beyond the present – every shortcut taken, every act of care undertaken, and every season endured.
There are no spectators in this work. Only partakers in a long, unbroken chain.
And over time, the land teaches its lessons quietly:
That patience is strength. That discipline is survival.
And that integrity isn’t just an ambition – it’s a practice, lived out daily through the small, unseen choices made.
In Texas, the land doesn’t just produce energy, cattle or crops.
It produces character and provides a future.
Cattle Sculptures
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The cattle that roamed the Fields Headquarters Ranch for more than a half century were a unique breed in the United States, especially in Texas.
As legend goes, Murray Grey cattle were created in New South Wales, Australia, in 1905 when a roan shorthorn cow was bred with an Angus bull. That cow was said to produce 12 polled calves that went on to be the foundation of the breed. Reproduction continued in the Murray River valley of Australia and the breed was first brought to the U.S. in the 1960s. Murray Grey cattle are easy-care cattle that combine calving ease with growth, quality carcass and a tame disposition.
Standing tall on the NDBT Fields Legacy greenspace, the bronze sculptures, created by local artist Linda Moss, represent the ranching industry that was such an important part of the Fields heritage. Each piece weighs between 350 and 2,200 pounds and was placed at its current location with the help of a 150-foot crane.
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