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Drew Schroeder Schroeder Angus - Clarence, Iowa

Most used tool on your farm and how old is it?

I would say it would have to be our 1977 John Deere 4430. My Dad brags how it has over 12,000 hours, has never been touched and it hauls a feed wagon all through the winter and summer!”

Your go-to sorting apparatus?

It is nothing special around here – just a bucket. When I was young, with my sister and brother, we would feed the show heifers and pound on the bucket and they would come running. Those girls are all gone now but their daughters are still around and we use the bucket when we are working or moving a group to or from a pasture.”

Describe your best/worst day.

The best day around here has to be the day a calf you have been waiting on for 9 months arrives and you see the outcome of your breeding selections. But telling the news to the kids, and seeing the excitement in their faces when they get to see the newborn calf tops it off!

The most important lesson you’ve learned in this business?

To be humble. Wins will come and so will losses. It is okay to think your animal is the best, there is nothing wrong with believing in what you are working on, but ultimately, it is one person’s opinion on that day.”

Which animal (any species) has left the greatest impact on you?

Schroeder Ace 106, a memorable critter for the Schroeder boys

For Schroeder Angus it all goes back to Dameron Lady 9113, as she is the foundation for our herd. But for me personally, I would say Schroeder Ace 106. Not because of the success he had, but the impact he had on our son Boyd. Even at age 3, he would ask every day if I fed Ace or if I needed help to feed him.”

Your favorite non-farm activity to do in your free time?

I would first say hunting and fishing, as I really enjoy sitting in the tree stand bow hunting. However, as my kids get older, it has been watching and helping them with all their activities; from sports to cattle showing.”

What about the beef cattle industry excites you the most?

The people of the beef industry. Whether it has been in past years or everything we have overcome this year, the people in the beef industry always come together and fight through the challenges that arise.”

What is your least favorite job on the farm?

The first sort of hogs out of the barn. It never fails, they always pile to the back and the one you need is buried in the corner.”

About the Stockman.

Schroeder Angus was started by my parents, Doug and Glenda, in 1982 south of Clarence, Iowa. With pedigrees going back to Angus breeders on both sides of their families, they purchased registered stock and built a cattle herd. My brother, Jason, sister Lauren, and I showed in fairs and were active in the Iowa Angus and National Junior Angus programs. Today along with my parents and with my wife, Ashley, our children, Boyd (6) and Blake (3), we continue the operation selling bulls and a few select females annually. In addition to managing our herd, we grow row crop corn and soybeans, and finish out feeder pigs.”

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Chap Erica SA No Limit G65, a full brother in blood to Ace. His dam was a past sale feature.