Jerry Lackey has spent more than 60 years as an agricultural journalist and farm broadcaster. Reared in the Texas Hill Country, he has worked at state and national agriculture publications – including The Cattleman and the Livestock Weekly – as well as having had a parallel career in television with Texas Agriculture Television Network plus radio broadcasting with Voice of Southwest Agriculture Radio Network. Lackey retired as agriculture editor emeritus for the San Angelo Standard-Times where he was best known for his Windmill Country and Homestead columns. Included among his numerous honors are the “Oscar in Agriculture Award,” “Excellence in Agricultural Journalism,” “Shepherd’s Voice Award” and “Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture.” He and his wife, Dee, live in San Angelo, Texas.