By Melissa Blair
If you ask Daniel Quates why it is important to protect the natural resources on his 7 Fat Cows Farm in Waller County and at his family homestead cattle ranch in Bee County, he will smile and say, “it’s our responsibility as guardians of God’s blessings in our lives and my children’s future.”
Quates, an engineer in Houston, moved his family out of the city to Hempstead where they started their own agricultural operation named 7 Fat Cows Farm, from Pharaoh's dream in Genesis 41.
“This was my oldest boy's favorite biblical account, and we strive to be the seven fat cows that feed the nation,” said Quates.
Quates visited the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) office in Waller County and learned about opportunities for technical and financial assistance to install conservation practices to improve natural resources on his agricultural operation.
Source : usda.gov