Southwest Missouri Cattlemen

Happy July! We hope you are able to join us for a unique and exciting Southwest Missouri Cattlemen’s Association Fall Tour. Travel with us Friday, September 15, and Saturday, September 16, across Oklahoma and Kansas, viewing the cattle and beef industries and spending time with industry leaders in a turnkey, overnight experience. All meals, lodging and transportation costs will be included in the registration fee!

To register, contact Nathan Isakson at 573-578-2518 as soon as possible to guarantee your spot!

At this time, we have 24 individuals registered. For this particular trip, transportation companies will only send a 56 passenger bus. We anticipate our roster will continue to grow; in order to provide an accurate transportation fee, we need as many individuals to register as soon as possible. Our goal is to nearly fill the bus to minimize transportation cost for our members!

Each day will begin around 6:30 a.m.; we will enjoy a catered meal for dinner and supper at our noon and evening tour sites. Friday’s stops include Neosho Valley Feeders, SE Kansas Research & Extension Center, Creekstone Packers and the OSU North Range.

Saturday’s locations are Pfeiffer Angus Farms, Willard Sparks or Sadler Ranch, Sooner Cattle Company and A-Cattle Company.

Our Fall Tour Planning Chairman, Dr. Adam McGee, has done an outstanding job in planning a quality and well-balanced tour for each of us to experience! Be sure to check back in August as any updates will be posted in this column, just prior to our September monthly meeting.

As we celebrate America’s 247th birthday, I’d imagine red meat will find its way to the centerpiece of a redwhite-and-blue Independence Day. Although the challenges are often plentiful, let’s look to Galatians 6:9 for this month’s inspiration: “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Not only does this verse make me think of national and agriculture challenges, it brings about a great level of thanks for the efforts and sacrifices of our founding fathers, granting each of us the ability to proudly say we are all Americans.

God Bless,

Nathan Isakson, President - Southwest Missouri Cattlemen’s Association