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Midland cattle ranch owner: Food and product prices have ‘doubled’ in recent years

John Scharbauer, owner of Midland Meat Company, said the cost of running a ranch is a challenge, and recent inflation and market changes have not been easy. Scharbauer joined the Best of Midland podcast to talk about his company and his family’s legacy.


Midland cattle ranch owner: ‘The United States has some of the healthiest, cleanest meat there is in the world’

John Scharbauer, owner of Midland Meat Company, said his cattle ranch produces an all natural product for the consumers who pay attention to the foods they eat. Scharbauer joined the Best of Midland podcast to talk about his company and his family’s legacy.


Midland cattle ranch owner: My great-grandfather was running ‘20-30 thousand head of cows and about half a million acres’ at age seventeen

John Scharbauer, owner of Midland Meat Company, said his great-grandfather inherited the family business at a very young age and dropped out of college to take over the operations. Scharbauer joined the Best of Midland podcast to talk about his company and his family’s legacy.


Midland cattle ranch owner: My family ‘formed Scharbauer Brothers in the 1880s’ in Midland

John Scharbauer, owner of Midland Meat Company, said his family put down roots in the Midland area in the 1880s and helped start a lot of major installations in town. He joined the Best of Midland podcast to talk about his company and his family’s legacy.


Former Ketamine Clinic patient: ‘Through my infusions, I gained a different perspective’

Jessica Nosek, the patient care coordinator of the Ketamine Clinic of West Texas located in Midland, said “Through my infusions, I gained a different perspective, a different sense of self.”