Zane Herrin was raised on Herrin Cattle Company, a commercial cow/calf operation that scatters within five counties in west Texas. He pursued a degree in wildlife management with a concentration in production at Tarleton State University. Following college graduation, Herrin served as the livestock manager at the Callaghan Ranch in Encinal, Texas – and worked under KRIRM alum Darrell White. He then transitioned to Hebbronville, Texas, in a role as the assistant livestock manager for East Foundation Ranches. While there, Herrin managed the Foundation’s flagship project: the Coloraditas Grazing Research and Demonstration Area, a study that was initiated across more than 18,000 acres and is designed to monitor the effects of cattle stocking rate and grazing system on cattle production, wildlife populations, and rangeland.