Born in 1957, Jim Banner grew up in the Texas Hill Country where his family raised commercial cattle in Llano County. He was active in 4-H and FFA participating in livestock judging and showing. He was the past recipient of the 4-H Gold Star Award and participated in the Farm Bureau Youth Leadership Program. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Education from Texas A&M University in 1981 and was a member of Saddle & Sirloin and Collegiate FFA.
In 1983, Jim began his career with Gulf Coast Publishing located in San Antonio, Texas. He was assigned the job of advertising director for the The Beefmaster Cowman magazine, the official publication for Beefmaster Breeders United. In 1989, with business partner Michael Sturgess, he formed Southern Livestock Publishing, a multi breed, bi-weekly newspaper which services the area located in the southern portion of Texas. In 1992, he was instrumental in starting the San Antonio Livestock Show & Rodeo All Breed Bull and Female Sale which is considered one of the best replacement cattle sales in the state.
Since 2007, Jim has been a licensed agent for Silveus Insurance Group and was very involved in the initial offering of PRF insurance in the state of Texas. With clients in Texas, New Mexico and Tennessee, customers seem to appreciate the knowledge and understanding of the cattle business that Jim is able to use in helping them make the right decisions with their policies.
Jim is a member of the Independent Cattleman’s Assn., Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn. and has been active in the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course.