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meet your neighbors Kyla Moore, pictured at a recent show, says showing has opened many doors for her.
NEW VEHICLES
2022 Ford F350 4x4
Single Rear Wheel, XL Power Equip. Group, 7.3 Liter, White
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$43,385
In Her Genes
2021 Ford Explorer 4x4 XLT 7 Passenger, 360+, 2.3 Liter EcoBoost, White
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By Katrina Hine
$42,500
* Price after dealer discount & Ford Motor public rebates. Additional private offers may be available. See dealer for details.
PRE-OWNED TRUCKS
1999 Dodge 2500 Quad Cab 4x4 - w/Flatbed, 5.9 Liter, Silver ...................$6,800 2004 Ford F350 4x4 S/C Dual Rear Wheel - 6 Speed Deweze, 6.0 Liter, White, 206,341..........................................................................................................$15,800 2020 Ford F350 4x4 Crewcab - Shortbed Lariat, 6.7 Liter, Blue, 12,596 ..$74,000 2020 Ford F350 4x4 Crewcab - Shortbed Lariat, 6.7 Liter, Black, 10,031 .......................................................................................................................$76,500 2011 Ford F350 4x4 S/C - Longbed XLT, 6.7 Liter, White, 88,422 ............$28,800 2006 Dodge 3500 4x4 Doublecb - Big Horn Auto, 5.9 Liter, Silver, 179,536 .......................................................................................................................$20,400 1998 Chevy K1500 4x4 Ext Cab - Ls, 5.7 Liter, White, 215,855 .................$5,500 2020 Ram 1500 4x4 Crewcab - Limited, 5.7 Liter, White, 73,519 .............$48,500 2019 Ford Supercrew 4x4 - Longbed Lariat Maxtow, 3.5 Liter Ecoboost, Blue, 14,816............................................................................................................$55,800 2018 Ford Supercrew 4x4 - Longbed XLT, 3.5 Liter Ecoboost, Black, 51,602 .......................................................................................................................$38,700 2018 Ford Supercrew 4x4 - XLT, 3.3 Liter, Black, 75,564 ........................$30,900 2018 Ford Supercrew 4x4 - XL Fx4, 3.5 Liter Ecoboost, White, 35,179 ...$37,900 2014 Chevy 1500 4x4 Crewcab - Longbed Lt, 5.3 Liter, Brown, 92,292 ...$28,800 2010 Ford Supercrew 4x4 - XLT, 5.4 Liter, White, 29,850 ........................$22,800
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Kyla Moore says competitions and FFA made her an advocate for ag
To say Kyla Moore was born into to earn Kyla a reserve supreme heifer title. agriculture would be an underHer mother transitioned over to becomstatement. It was a part of her genetics ing an insurance agent and since her litlong before she was a twinkle in her moth- tle brother, Keaton Moore, had no desire er’s eye. to show cattle, Kyla began to tag around She really had no choice about the mat- with her uncle, Vance Keaton, who runs ter, as her grandpa, Larry Keaton, was a a registered Angus ranch in McDonald county extension agent in Arkansas. County. His children were already comBorn and raised in rural McDonald peting at regional and state fairs, as well County, Mo., her mother, Danita Kea- as larger livestock shows. This proved to ton, worked as a chemical rep within in be a good introduction for Kyla to watch the cattle industry, which added to Kyla’s seasoned competitors in the ring. knowledge base in the world of cattle. Vance began to push her just a little She admits her first memories were rid- more to do other competitions besides ing horseback, sharing the saddle with her just showing. One competition was exmother, out in the pasture or on trail rides. temporaneous public speaking, which She cannot think of a time there was not challenges the entrant to develop a speech some type of livestock around. With cat- on any topic given to them by the judges tle playing a big part in her up bringing, in a 30-minute time frame. it stands to reason bottle feeding calves “That year I went to Angus Junior Nawould be a normal chore for a little girl. tionals in Des Moines, Iowa,” Kyla con“I used to dress myself when I was little tinued. “Although, I didn’t win big, but it and my mom has pictures of me bottle introduced to me so many new things and feeding calves in my nightgown with my I was hooked on competitive speech.” muck boots on or a jean skirt Her first speech at the national level with a fedora hat,” Kyla said. was difficult, but Kayla said the chalWhen she was 5, she belenge opened doors that would later gan showing a little cross bred shape her path and spurred her bucket calf in 4–H at the county on to try more competitions outfair and finally by age 8, graduside her comfort zone. ated to bigger cattle. Her first big “Even though it was stressful Anderson, Mo. heifer was a Charolais/Angus to speak at the state fair level, cross named Sassy. Sassy went on I gained confidence to speak
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
