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“It just works out better for my schedule. It’s easier to get them bred back in December and January. You’re not fighting the heat.”

Brent’s cattle operation has changed over the last decade. Jackson said Brent is flushing cows and doing a lot more embryo transfers.

“In the last 10 years, we’ve raised more embryo calves than we did,” Brent agreed.

Jackson has also seen people changing what they want in their cattle.

“They want more body, volume as far as feed efficiency,” he said.

Brent stated when he was a kid, people wanted big-framed cattle, which has also changed.

“The big cattle always won,” he said. “Nowadays, the more moderate, big-bellied, easy-fleshing kind of cattle are preferred. It’s completely changed from the time I started.”

Ellie is the family’s showman.

“We go to [the Missouri Cattleman’s Association All-Breed Junior Show] in Sedalia, the Ozark Empire Fair and junior nationals. Last year, we went to Texas. We’ve been to Nebraska, Colorado, Louisiana and South Dakota,” Ellie said, adding that showing is not easy. “You have to be willing to put in the work. It’s going to take a lot of time, but it will be worth it,”

She also shows at the Missouri State Fair and the Tulsa State Fair. Ellie is the one who shows, but they all work together .

“We plan our vacations around it,’ Brent said.

Jackson, who has about 20 head of his own cattle, is looking at the show ring himself, just a little differently.

“I would like to be able to sell more show heifers to juniors and younger kids, or just sell more heifers in general; increase the volume,” Jackson said.

Boyce-Dill Cattle is a cow/calf operation and they also sell bulls and replacement heifers.

“A lot of our Angus bulls go to Gilbert Cattle Company. They purchase our bull calves at weaning. On our Limousin bulls, we do a cyber-Monday online sale where we market them and market some females,’ Brent said.

Adjoining Properties

STOCKTON - Hwy B, 153 Ac. This beautiful 153 ac. Has it all! Bottom ground, scattered woods and upground w/nice highway frontage, some sites, cattle-tights fence, Cedar Creek flowing through entire property. Don’t miss! ..................................... $688,500

STOCKTON - Hwy B, 250 Ac. Really nice, mostly open property for livestock & hay production, upland & bottom ground, pipe corrals, well, Cedar Creek flowing through entire property ...................... $1,125,000

BRIGHTON - 3 to 6 Acre residential lots, paved roads, underground electric ...................... ............................... STARTING AT $40,000

MT. VERNON - 40 Ac., Law. 2160, Nice and open 40 ares with good grass Southwest of Mt. Vernon, great building sites. .......... $239,500

AURORA - Lawrence 1200 1+/- acre Quaint 3 BR/2 BA home located South of Mt. Vernon. Large 2-car garage, outbuilding, beautiful setting. Views overlooking Honey Creek. .......... $275,000

EVERTON - 45 Ac. Dade 177. Great panoramic views, mostly open, scattered trees, pond, road frontage on 2 sides................ $292,500

FORDLAND - Stewerd Drive, 25.5 Ac., Beautiful land w/great open views, multi. building sites, open, good fencing. ..................... $306,240

BOIS D’ARC - Farm Road 144, 37 Ac., Convenient to Springfield, beautiful rolling ground & mostly open property, great building sites ..... $325,000

EVERTON - 80 Ac. Dade 77. Mostly open, scattered walnuts, fenced, gently rolling. ..........

.............................................. $440,000

STOCKTON - Hwy M, 78 Ac., Nice balance of open/wooded ground, 3 BR home with w/o basement, 24x36 morton barn, horse barn, equip. shed, good fencing. ............ $485,000

DADEVILLE - 61 Ac. Dade 16, Great farm very close to Stockton Lake, nice home, 30x40, shop, 2 barns, great fencing & ponds, adjoining government land. ................... $525,000

BOLIVAR - 325th Road, 202 Ac., This 202 +/- acre property is located north of Bolivar & adjacent to Pomme de Terre Lake, great hunting, livestock or recreation ground $649,000

FORDLAND - 80 Ac., Greenhill Rd., Nice 4 BR, 3 BA walkout basement home, 40x60 shop, horse/hay barn, feeding traps & concrete line bunks, close to Hwy 60 ................. $695,000 tomkisseerealestate.com

EVERTON - 130 Ac. Dade 117. 1.4 miles of road frontage on three sides, open, fences, well, pond, pipe corals, great views. $715,000

LOCKWOOD - 160 Ac CR 41. Open and level pasture ground just north of Lockwood, fenced, rural water. $720,000

SQUIRES - CR 955, 264 Ac., Beautiful farm situated in a valley south of Ava, 3 BR home, shop, garage, equipment shed, livestock barn, ponds, creek. Don’t miss this one! $750,000

LOCKWOOD - 138 Ac CR 72. Road frontage on 2 sides, mostly all tillable .............. $759,000

MILLER - 120 Ac. Hwy 97, Nice open farm, tillable acres, nice livestock barns, home, great location .................................... $785,000

FORDLAND -155 Ac., Tall Grass Rd., Nice open farm, tillable ground, shop, commodity barn, feed pens, pipe corrals .................. $995,000

EVERTON - 186 Ac. Dade 184. Fenced and crossfenced, well, several ponds, barn, shed, one mile of road frontage. Very Nice! .... $1,018,350

WENTWORTH - Law. 2145, 37 Ac., Located just off I-44, 2 - 50x60 tunnel barns, 2 - 42x30 ft. conventional turkey barns, 2 BR home, 60x100 red iron equipment barn ............... $1,200,000

MOUNTAIN GROVE - 140 Ac. CR 76-149, Beautiful property lying South of Mountain Grove, 6,350 sq. ft. home is exquisite custom built w/ imported cypress, 40x60 insulated shop, 2 BR cabin, too much to list............... $1,750,000

MT. VERNON - 445 Ac., Law. 2170, Great cattle ranch w/mostly open & some tillable ground, new fences, red iron barn, 3 wells .. $2,500,000

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EVERTON - 522 Ac., Dade 184, all contiguous w/road frontage throughout, great open pasture w/views all around, 14 ponds, 2 barns, pipe/corral, really nice .............

$2,583,900

THEODOSIA - Wallace Ranch Rd., 638 Ac., Beautiful open and productive farm, live water, multi. springs, pipe corral, multi. barns, new 50x60 insulated shop, 3 BR w/o basement home, paved drive, really nice $3,000,000

GAINESVILLE - 1,753 Ac. Hwy N, Great grass farm setup & ready to go, 750 Ac. open, 1,000 Ac. timber, 4 BR home, commodity barn, equipment & livestock barns, great water & fencing

$4,999,000

NORWOOD - 2,590 Ac. Hwy 76 CR 137, Exceptional cattle ranch in heart of cow/calf country, mostly open w/fence, 3 acres of bottom ground, many buildings, 30 plus ponds & pipe water, 2 nice homes, too much to list .... ...........................................

$7,888,200

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