Dandy Kothmann

Areas of Expertise

• Natural resources management
• Range management

Professional Summary

Dandy Kothmann has worked for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for 19 years and currently serves as the resource team leader in the Mason Field Office. Kothmann serves a four-county area, supervising operations in Blanco, Gillespie, Llano and Mason Counties. Kothmann lives in Menard County, where she and her husband, Curtis, run an Angus cow/calf operation on the Forked Lightning Ranch. They are proud to be the 5th generation to continue the legacy of stewardship of this ranch, which was established by Kothmann’s great grandfather, Andes Henry Murchison, in 1888. Kothmann is an active member of the Society for Range Management, where she served as President of the Texas Section in 2019. She currently serves as chair of the Advisory Council. Kothmann says she is honored to represent the NRCS as they continue their partnership with Texas A&M in the common goal to educate and empower the next generation of rangeland management specialists, biologists and conservationists.