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Mid-Missouri Cattlemen’s Association

What a great time we had at the Missouri Cattlemen’s Convention. It’s always a pleasure to visit with likeminded cattlemen and catch up on all the current issues in our ever-changing industry. Our board members were in attendance, as well as several of our members. It is always a great time when we get together, whether it be for business or pleasure. We did take the time to gather as an individual association and have a business meeting. At that time, each member was re-elected for another term.

Wendy Cantrell, Mid-Missouri Cattlemen’s Association President as well as owner of Miller County Regional Stockyards, donates a heifer each year to be entered into a drawing. This year it was to be drawn by a junior member so that a youth member would get a head start on growing their herd. This year, the winner was Kaitlin Salmon. She is the daughter of Josh and Lawanna Salmon of Appleton City. They are very active in the

Kaitlin was very excited and appreciative to Wendy and Miller County Regional Stockyards.

Scott Cape, Owner of Jim’s Motors in Cuba, Missouri. All I have ever done is sell and trade trailers. Give me a call for your next trailer 800-897-9840 www.Jimsmotors.com Commodity Trades Welcome The Salmon family from St. Clair County with Mid-Missouri Cattlemen president, Wendy Cantrell.

Wendy and Kaitlin with the donated heifer.

St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association. Kaitlin was very excited and appreciative to Wendy and Miller County Regional Stockyards. Her plans are to put this heifer “out to pasture” with a bull so that she can have her first calf in the fall. We wish Kailin great success on her road to her future in agriculture.

President – Wendy Cantrell Vice-President – Candy Stockton Sec/Treas- Tanya Gardner Director – Ralph Kliethermes Director – Brenton Fowler

Jacob Bathgate, Pres. Taylor Bush and -Tom Browning at the HCC meeting held February 18 at Dietz Family Buffet, with program topic Livestock Insurance presented by All American Agency Group from Urich.

Editorial Note:

Please send County News items via email to: mobeef@sbcglobal.net • Andy Atzenweiler • Deadline for the April 2021 issue is March 15.

Newton McDonald County Cattlemen

McDonald & Newton County Cattleman’s Association held a meeting in January. We would like to thank Superior Steel Sales for sponsoring the meeting. During our meeting, we were able to hear from Mark Harmon and Scynthia Schanke who are with the Beef Council. We also have newly elected officers: President, Randy Drake; Vice President, Andrew Sherman; Treasurer, John Hobbs; Secretary, Warren Townsend; Director/ State Representative, Dr. Ronnie Rogers, DVM; Director/Member at Large, Dr. Max Ruhl, Ed.D; and Immediate Past President, Nick Neece. We have also donated 14 calves to the Cash Moore Foundation.

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St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association met on Tuesday, February 9, at Farmhouse Kitchen with 37 members and guests present. Green’s Welding and Sales has been in business for 37 years and has 103 dealers in 11 states. Appleton City Feed and Lowry City Farmer’s Exchange are the two local dealers in the area. Green’s Welding manufactures both portable and stationary bulk feed bins. Their biggest bin is 5 tons. All bins have sight glass, rain guard, and bucket-height feed door. They also manufacture 150-bushel creep feeders with ABS plastic bottoms and a feed agitator. They manufacture 20-feet portable working alleys; 10-feet feed bunks that bolt together and can be stationary or portable. Green’s Welding keeps an inventory of steel and trailer parts, and install and service hydra beds. Green’s Welding also does repairs, custom work and gas bottle exchange. Green’s Welding and Sales can be found online at www.GreensWelding.com. Thank you, Green’s Welding and Sales, for speaking to our group and sponsoring our meeting! Thank you, Farmhouse Kitchen, for the warm, delicious meal!

The next meeting is scheduled for March 9, at 7 p.m. at Landmark Restaurant. Green’s Welding and Sales has been in business for 37 years and has 103 dealers in 11 states.

St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association met on Tuesday, February 9, at Farmhouse Kitchen with 37 members and guests present.

Kingsville Livestock Auction

Kingsville, Missouri Hwy. 58 • 45 Miles SE of Kansas City, MO

Special Cow & Bull Sale Saturday, March 20 • 11:00 a.m. Cattle Sale Every Tuesday 10:00 a.m.

For information call Rick or Jeremy Anstine 816-597-3331 or 816-732-6070

Visit our website kingsvillelivestock.com or E-mail us at: kingsville@earthlink.net

MoBeef for MoKids donation dates for next school year are being planned. Any person or business interested in donating, please see Weston Shelby or Lawanna Salmon so they can get it marked down. Monetary donations are being taken to help the Cattlemen purchase cattle when no one has one ready to go at the scheduled time.

St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Scholarship application is now available and due to Susan Salmon by April 1, 2021. Any high school senior or college freshman pursing an agriculture degree that needs a scholarship application, please contact Susan Salmon at susansalmon74@gmail.com. The Cattlemen plan to award three scholarships of $2,000 each this year.

The Cattlemen will be holding a ½ a Beef Raffle this year again. Tickets are $5 each. The winner will win ½ a beef and processing. The drawing will be held on September 4, 2021, and the beef will go to Buchen Beef on September 7, 2021. All proceeds from the Beef Raffle will go to support the Scholarship Fund.

The next meeting is scheduled for March 9, 2021, at 7 p.m. at Landmark Restaurant. The sponsor is Wheeler Livestock Auction and the topic is What Data Says About Your Cattle - Wesley Tucker, University of Missouri Extension.