WHO WE ARE
TOM HORTON HAILS FROM AMARILLO, TX. HE WAS BORN IN RAISED IN A FAMILY THAT RANCHED IN THE RUGGED COUNTRY IN WEST TEXAS. HE WENT ON TO STUDY AG BUSINESS AT TEXAS A&M, THEN ON TO A CAREER AS A TRADER AT AT CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE. A FEW YEARS LATER HE RETURNED HOME TO SETTLE IN AMARILLO AND FOCUS ON A CAREER IN REAL ESTATE, CONCENTRATING IN AGRICULTURAL PROPERTIES, MAINLY PACKING PLANTS, FEEDLOTS AND FEED MILLS FROM TEXAS TO NEBRASKA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND COLORADO.
KIT LARAMORE LIVES IN SHERIDAN, WYOMING ABOUT 70 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE FAMILY RANCH WHERE HE GREW UP AND LEARNED THE HANDS-ON PARTS OF THE CATTLE BUSINESS. HE WENT ON TO STUDY AG BUSINESS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING, THEN BACK HOME TO OPERATE THE FAMILY RANCH WHERE HE MANAGED THE FAMILY COMMERCIAL COW HERD AND BUILT HIS OWN REGISTERED CHAROLAISE AND ANGUS HERDS. COMBINED WITH LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE RECORD KEEPING REQUIRED BY BREED ASSOCIATIONS AND THE NEED FOR PRODUCTION DATA FROM THE COMMERICAL HERD, THE IDEA OF CREATING VIRTUALLY GENETICALLY IDENTICAL CARCASSES ON A CONTINUING BASIS WAS BORN. IN THE EARLY 2000s HE BEGAN A NEW CAREER AS A CATTLE FEEDER AND MEAT BROKER.
IN 2007 TOM AND KIT MET AND FORMED WESTERN TRIO, (THE PARENT COMPANY TO BAR3BAR MEATS).
JOSEPH GALASSO JR EVENTUALLY JOINED WESTERN TRIO/BAR3BAR/AG ASSET AS SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR. JOE HAS OVER 30 YEARS IN THE PROTEIN INDUSTRY AND HAS DEEP CONNECTIONS IN SELLING ALL MARKET PLACES IN THE INDUSTRY; FOOD SERVICE, RETAIL, WAREHOUSE, CONVENIENCE STORE, AND PROCESSORS. JOE ALSO HAS OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN BIOSECURITY ON FARMS AND IN PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
WHAT WE DO
IN 2021, AG ASSET GROUP LP WAS FORMED TO SERVE CONTACTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRY WITH CONCENTRATION IN THE MEAT PACKING SECTOR, CONSULTING WITH AND ASSISTING CLIENTS IN PLANT REMODELS, EXPANSIONS, RE-DESIGNS AND PAPERWORK FOR HAACCP EXPORT VERIFICATION, FSIS CERTIFICATION AND OTHER BUSINESS-RELATED ACTIVITIES. AND THROUGH WESTERN TRIO AND BAR3BAR MEATS, SELLING BEEF BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
WESTERN TRIO HAS RECENTLY ENTERED A JOINT VENTURE WITH WILKERSON FARMS OF LINDEN, IOWA. THIS WILL PROVICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THE GENETICALLY IDENTICAL CARCASSES TO HIGH-END MEAT CONSUMERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY CONTROLLING THE PROCESS FROM IMPLANTATION TO FINAL PROCESSING OF BEEF. THIS WILL RESULT IN A SMALL CARBON FOOTPRINT, CONTROLLED DIETS, AND THE ABILITY TO TRACK THE ANIMALS. CUSTOMERS WILL KNOW WHICH ANIMALS ARE THEIRS, WHERE THEY WERE RAISED, WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN FED, AND THE WATER THEY HAVE BEEN DRINKING.
ADDITIONALLY, AG ASSET GROUP HAS CREATED A NEW MOD PACK CONCEPT IN BUILDING AFFORDABLE HARVESTING FACILITIES THAT CAN START AT 100 HEAD A SHIFT FOR BEEF, 400 HEAD A SHIFT FOR HOGS, AND 600 A SHIFT FOR LAMBS. THESE FACILITIES ARE EASILY EXPANDABLE TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE PROCESSING CAPABILITY.
BAR3BAR MEATS IS GOING TO MARKET IN BEEF, LAMB, PORK AND POULTRY OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY FROM THE COUNTRY'S FINEST PRODUCERS AND PROCESSORS.
