The Bar W Ranch Way
Here at the Bar W Ranch, our family has been proudly farming and ranching in the Brazos Valley of Central Texas since 1860. Together, we specialize in all-natural, pasture-raised Black and Red Angus cattle. We combine the most modern techniques in land stewardship and rotational grazing practices to ensure nothing short of premium beef and high-quality program cattle raised ethically through stress-free handling and eco-friendly ranching practices.
Founded by Reuben Anderson, the ranch has been passed down in the Anderson family for over 6 generations where together, we look at long standing cow-calf ranching traditions through a regenerative and sustainable lens. We rotate on chemical free pastures as needed for each cow, calf, and bull to obtain optimal nutrients for natural and healthy growth. Our cattle are 100% natural, never given growth hormones or antibiotics, source and age verified, and carry reputable program tags.
We are soon introducing chickens as a biodynamic addition to our grazing program and will be offering pasture eggs and chicken.
Meet The Ranchers
In 2012, the Manterola’s took over the family operation with the intention of both continuing the multi-generational legacy as well as adapting modern practices in land management and low-intervention animal husbandry. Now, Alberto and his wife Jane are reshaping the ranching traditions with their three children Catherine, Tito, and Sallie Jane.
While Aggie’s Jane and Alberto run the majority of the cow-calf operations along with Jane’s brother Will Anderson, it is Catherine who heads up the retail, events, and rental arms of ranch life.
Boasting a 13+ year career in culinary events and marketing coupled with a background in French cooking and butchery + a certificate in holistic health, Catherine launched the retail side of The Bar W in 2023.
“We have been farmers and ranchers for over 6 generations, it’s in our DNA. Creating experiences and inspiring conversations around food is what I do. From Texas to Oregon, Mexico to France, I have been joyously consumed with the traditions of the table. I just figured it was time to bring both of them together back at the ranch.”
- Catherine
Alberto, a native of Mexico City, co-owns and manages Bar W and its Wildlife Division with his wife Jane Anderson. With a degree in Animal Science from Texas A&M University, he's deeply involved in ranching and wildlife management. Alberto collaborates with Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist to implement wildlife programs and enhance ranch lands. He's a Texas Master Naturalist and former VP of Rio Brazos Audubon Society, where he documented previously unknown bird sightings on Bar W.
Jane, alongside her husband Alberto, owns and manages Bar W and its Wildlife Division. With roots in the Brazos Valley dating back to 1860, she carries on her family's legacy through a cow-calf operation and crop cultivation. Jane is dedicated to preserving local history, collecting stories, literature, and artifacts. An enthusiastic outdoorswoman, she has hunted and fished across Mexico, Texas, and North America. Jane actively participates in community life, serving on the Bishop's Committee at Church of the Epiphany in Calvert and contributing to the town's inaugural Youth Equine Summer Camp in 2019.
Tito is an All-American skeet shooter and has hunted, fished and backpacked all over North America. He is well versed in every kind of fishing and hunting you will find on the Bar W including dove, duck, goose, snipe, deer, wild boar, coyote, catfish, alligator gar and bass. He studied taxidermy at the Central Texas School of Taxidermy and interned at Animal Artistry in Reno, Nevada and currently works as a diesel mechanic in the state of Washington.
Sallie Jane is the youngest of Jane and Alberto’s three children and an Agricultural Business student in Hawaii. She is an accomplished equestrian, cowgirl, athlete, and decorated camp counselor with aspirations to launch the Bar W’s farm-to-table agricultural arm when she graduates.
