Bruce Thomas

Board Candidate
Gold Creek, MT
Bruce is a fourth generation rancher and managing partner of the family’s purebred seedstock operation, “Thomas Herefords”. The ranch has been in the family for nearly 100 years. The fifth and sixth generations enjoy and participate in this way of life also. Bruce has served as an international Beef Ambassador for the USLGE (United States Livestock Genetic Export Committee) and the Montana Department of Agriculture. The ranch has the pleasure of hosting international Dignitaries and fellow international Hereford breeders periodically.
Bruce has a passion for sustainable agriculture, a healthy watershed and can often be heard saying, “That’s a win-win”! Over the past 18 years, the Environmental Studies Graduate Students “Ethics” class from the University of Montana have been doing field trips and projects on the ranch. Bruce has a working relationship with a multitude of agencies and non-profits. He has served on a number of local, regional, and national Board positions. He currently is Vice-Chair of the Upper Clark Fork Watershed Restoration Committee and is a member of the UCF Streamflow Group.
“Every day is a blessing with this way of life, with the pinnacle being the time enjoyed with my wife and all of our family in this beautiful setting”!