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Durham Ranch on the Altitude Channel

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Update:  Durham Ranch is highlighted with a fantastic interview of ranch manager John Flocchini starting about 1:40 into this video.  Did you know the Durham Ranch herd is one of the largest existing herds in the United States and one of the west and the oldest buffalo ranches today?   Check out more…

[Gillette News Record] Campbell County will be featured on the TV series “CrossWest Adventures” at 7 p.m. Sept. 2 on the Altitude Channel.

Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Mary Silvernell said the bureau reached out to the TV show to advertise the county.

“We spent a lot of money on it,” Silvernell said. “We’re anxious to see the actual video.”

With leftover money in its advertising budget, the Campbell County Convention and Visitors Bureau spent $10,000.

The show will highlight several sites in Campbell County, including the Recreation Center, the airport’s wildlife displays, Bell Nob Golf Course and the Durham Ranch.
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Because it’s on the Altitude Channel, a large part of the show will be features on the places people can travel from Campbell County, Silvernell said.

Cristian Bohuslavschi directs and produces “CrossWest Adventures,” which is a 30-episode travel-action-adventure series in its seventh season. He also took footage of Devils Tower National Monument, Keyhole Reservoir and the Big Horn Mountains.

For more information or to watch previous episodes, click here

Jordan’s Western Dining Visits Durham Ranch

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We had the opportunity recently to give a bison customer a tour of the ranch.  This is Executive Chef Wai Phyo Aung and John Fischer, owner of Jordan’s Western Dining.   It is always an eye-opening experience to witness the work behind the scenes, learning what it takes to breed, raise and care for the Durham Ranch Bison.  There is nothing like knowing exactly where your food is coming from!

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Breaking Away from the Ranch…

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The Durham Ranch Managers have left the property!  Hard to believe when there is so much to be done this time of year!
photo-1John and Gaylynn Flocchini attended the National Restaurant Association’s, NRA Show 2014 in Chicago over the weekend to support the Durham Ranch Brand of Natural and Sustainable Meats.  It was great to see them off the farm and folks really enjoyed talking bison with real ranchers.   Knowing where your food is coming from, and one step further, knowing who raised your food… it was such a opportunity and experience for many at the show.  Thanks for being there John & Gaylynn!

Sierra Meat and Durham Ranch Buy Strube Gourmet Wagyu Meat & Cattle

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PRESS RELEASE:

It is with great pride that we announce that Sierra Meat and Seafood of Reno Nevada, along with our sister company, Durham Ranches Inc. of Wyoming, have entered into a purchase agreement with the Strube Ranch of Texas to purchase Strube Gourmet Wagyu Meat and all their Wagyu cattle on feed. The Strube family shall maintain ownership of their ranch in Texas along with the Wagyu cow calf operation there.

Sierra Meat and Seafood and the Durham Ranch are owned and operated by the Flocchini family. Sierra Meat and Seafood is run by Chris J Flocchini in Reno Nevada and the Durham Ranch is run by John Flocchini III,  in Wright, Wyoming. The Strube Ranch is located in Pittsburgh, Texas and is owned and operated by Larry and Linda Strube along with their daughter Tia Strube Ables and her husband Zane Ables.

This new partnership will allow our families, Strube and Flocchini, to concentrate on our respective areas of expertise, and continue to meet the growing demand for All Natural Wagyu Beef.

Sierra will be responsible for the meat sales and distribution of Strube Ranch Wagyu Beef, Durham Ranch will be procuring Wagyu feeders from the Strube Ranch, and the Strube family will look to expand its Wagyu cow calf operation in order to grow the supply of Wagyu feeders.

Sierra Meat and Seafood processes and distributes the Durham Ranch Brand of natural and sustainable specialty meats to over 100 foodservice and retail customers throughout the United States. Durham Ranch, located in Wright, Wyoming, is one of the largest bison ranches in North America which has been owned and operated by Flocchini family for 50 years. The Strube Ranch has been one of the pre-eminent Wagyu ranch operators in North America and the Strube family has been Ranching in east Texas for over 100 years.

The deal successfully closed on May 5th, 2014.