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Jay O’Brien’s ranching career has been built largely around buying and managing stocker cattle. He is a former president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association and has served in key leadership positions with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the Texas Beef Council and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. O’Brien is managing partner of the JA, Corsino, The Swamp, and Adobe Walls Cattle Companies. These companies raise, graze and feed cattle in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and Oklahoma.