Our Support and Involvement Over the Years
We continue to support ranching organizations through sponsorships, equipment donations used as fundraisers, industry gatherings, and relationships built over generations. These photographs share just a small portion of our involvement. We maintain lasting relationships with many other ranching organizations and continue to support events and efforts throughout the industry.
National Golden Spur Award
Celebrating the people whose dedication to livestock, the land and the ranching way of life strengthens our industry.
Recognizing Terry Stuart Forst
We congratulate Terry Stuart Forst of Stuart Ranch in Waurika, Oklahoma, recipient of the 48th National Golden Spur Award. The 2026 honors were held October 10 in Lubbock, Texas.
Chas. S. Middleton and Son was proud to sponsor the National Golden Spur Award in 2026 and join the ranching community in celebrating this year’s honorees.
Read Terry Stuart Forst’s official award profile →
The organizations behind the award
The National Golden Spur Award is historically sponsored and bestowed jointly by six livestock and ranching organizations:
Honoring the working cowboy
We also congratulate Kyle Best, recipient of the 2026 Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award–West, and Arlon Baize, recipient of the Working Cowboy Award–East. Charlie Middleton joined the honorees at the celebration, along with his wife, Jennifer.
Read about Kyle Best and Arlon Baize’s Working Cowboy Awards →
From the 2026 celebration
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2019 company year-end party
Chas. S. Middleton and Son gathered for the 2019 company year-end party.
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2020 Wildorado FFA Bull Sale
Chas. S. Middleton and Son helped sponsor the Wildorado FFA Bull Sale for several years. These company ranch-property displays were part of our involvement at the 2020 sale.
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2021 New Mexico Stockman donation
Chas. S. Middleton and Son donated this John Deere Gator in 2021 to be used as a fundraiser for New Mexico Stockman. The donation reflects our ongoing support of New Mexico’s ranching community and its organizations.
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2022 Cattle Raisers Convention donation
Chas. S. Middleton and Son donated this John Deere Gator for use as a fundraiser for the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at its 2022 convention. We continue to support TSCRA and its work on behalf of the ranching community.
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2023 New Mexico Cattle Growers donation
Chas. S. Middleton and Son donated this hydraulic cattle chute for use as a fundraiser for New Mexico Cattle Growers in 2023. The convention photograph is preserved in our company archive as “Dina Chacon Reitzel Winner.” We continue to support the organization and its work for New Mexico’s cattle producers.
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2023 TSCRA Convention
Chas. S. Middleton and Son donated this John Deere Gator for use as a fundraiser for the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at its 2023 convention. Shown alongside the donation is a “We Live for This Land” group portrait. Our support of TSCRA continues today.
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2026 TSCRA Convention
Group portraits, the company exhibit booth, and moments from the 2026 Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Convention reflect our continued involvement with and support of TSCRA.
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2026 TSCRA Ranch Gatherings
Chas. S. Middleton and Son sponsored several Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Ranch Gatherings in 2026. The photographs below are from Comanche, Cameron, Fredericksburg and San Angelo, Texas, including company displays, sponsor recognition and time spent with fellow members of the ranching community. We served as a bar sponsor in Comanche and Fredericksburg and continue to support TSCRA’s work on behalf of ranchers.
Comanche
Fredericksburg
Cameron · 44 Farms
San Angelo
Chas. S. Middleton and Son was proud to serve as an event sponsor of the 2026 TSCRA Ranch Gathering in San Angelo, Texas.
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R.A. Brown Ranch — 52nd Annual Fall Bull & Female Sale 2026
Chas. S. Middleton and Son was on hand at the R.A. Brown Ranch 52nd Annual Fall Bull & Female Sale in 2026. Our display featured ranch-property information and company materials, providing an opportunity to visit with members of the cattle and ranching community.
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