Joseph M. "Joe" Crane

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Personal Information

Joe Crane of Bay City is the managing general partner of BU Growers, Ltd., and Lester Winfree Rice & Cattle, LLC. He has served as the LCRA director for Matagorda County since 2015. He has been farming milo, soybeans, corn, cotton, and rice since 1998, and previously worked as the general manager for Prairie Rice, Inc. He serves as a board member of the Matagorda County Fair Association, and previously as a member of the Wharton County Fair Association. Crane received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from Houston Baptist University. Reappointed 5/6/21.