WD Farr: Cowboy in the Boardroom
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806143282 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 316 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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From taming flood waters, constructing water storage, and developing year-round cattle feeding to leading the way in water conservation, improved meat grading standards, and environmental partnerships, WD continued the pioneering tradition and adapted it to the dynamics of a postwar world. As Daniel Tyler points out, that unique and effective style was his most enduring legacy.”—from the foreword by Senator Hank Brown . “Following in the footsteps of earlier visionaries such as Benjamin Eaton, Elwood Mead, Delphus Carpenter, Charles Hansen, and others, WD Farr’s endeavors in the twentieth century helped define the modern West. But without a doubt, his greatest effect was on those who were fortunate enough to have known him and to have witnessed his leadership
At the same time, he tells a broader story of sweeping changes in agricultural production and irrigated agriculture in Colorado and across the West during the twentieth century.WD was a third-generation descendant of western farming pioneers, who specialized in sheep feeding. In this biography, Daniel Tyler chronicles Farr’s singular life and career. presidents and foreign dignitaries. “Always a better way” was WD Farr’s motto. In 1955, he became a board member for the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, a post he held for forty years.Tyler bases his portrait of WD Farr on extensive archival research and dozens of interviews with people who knew him personally or by reputation. By embracing change and seeking consensus rather than forcing his will on others, his greatest legacy—as revealed in this book—may be the model of leadership he provided.. With his new innovations in place, WD was ready.Tyler also reveals WD’s influence in securing water supplies for farmers and ranchers and in establishing water conservation policies. Early in his career, WD helped sell the Colorado–Big Thompson Project to skeptical, debt-ridden farmers. When World War II ended, and the troops came home tired of wartime mutton, the beef industry took off. As a Colorado rancher, banker, cattle feeder, and expert in irrigation, Farr (1910&ndash
A true Pioneer in agriculture and leadership "Always a better way" was the daily approach for a man who was sent home from the University of Wisconsin due to severe sinus infections and allergies in 1928 and told that he would be a sickly young man that probably would not live long, Farr lived to 97 years, never fully retired ,and is one of the most admired and recognized men in the American west for his leadership. Farr was a great man and it was my privilege to know him Susi W. D. Farr was a great man and it was my privilege to know him for many years. Dan Tyler is a story teller and does it so well. I have read several of his books and he really takes you to that time and place. Would recommend any of his books.