Steve Campbell

Like a beat cop working the streets, Wayne Goodman is marking his turf and showing his badge as dozens of stock trailers unload hundreds of cattle at the Dublin Livestock Auction. Goodman’s one of just 30 of a unique brand of public/private “cow cops” who investigate agricultural crimes across Texas and Oklahoma.

The growing herd of Texas craft distilleries is pouring a new and affordable shot into their marketing plans: direct sales.