General happenings

We don't normally have "bottle" calves with beefalo, but occasionally something happens and we have one.  We had a first calf heifer that needed a little assistance in delivering her calf and when it was born she got up and walked away.  We had to bottle feed the calf some colostrum and tried for two days to get Momma to accept it, but to no avail.  Last Fall during some of our beefalo business we had discussed "bottle" calves and were told "if you ever have one".  We remembered, and contacted the Jerry Smeltzer family of Marshfield, Mo.  They said "yes" and now have a baby beefalo heifer.  Good luck Jerry and family.

 

So far 2011 has been a heifer year, 27 heifers to 14 bulls.  Most of the calves have been sired by Rondo who is pictured below.  Those calves born in February will be weaned by about September 1st.  For those who would like to purchase some weaned calves at about that time we are taking orders now.  Hopefully we can add some pictures of these calves in the near future. 

 

Good bye X-Factor! Hello New Beefalo Farmers!

We are happy to report that we have sold the young bull X-Factor to the Deer Run Beefalo Farm in Lebanon, Mo.  This farm is operated by Tony Flores. Tony is a newcomer to the Beefalo industry, but is very passionate about Beefalo and its health benefits. 

Tony is buying a steer from us as well. That steer is ready for harvest and Tony is having him inspected so he will be able to sell the meat. If you live in and around the Lebanon area give him a call if you want to sample some Beefalo.

We say "welcome" to Tony and his family and wish them all the best in their future endeavors.

Welcome, Rondo!

As we reported here earlier, we recently purchased a new herd sire from Done Rovin Farm in Lincoln, Arkansas. LNH Rondo, a four year year old bull raised by Larry and Nelda Hacker arrived on our farm October 4th. Larry had weighed Rondo just prior to our acquiring him and he weighed 1,875 pounds, down 200 pounds according to Larry. We are very impressed with Rondo; his stature, length, overall conformation, and especially his docility. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of some little "Rondos" and "Rondoettes" next July.

Meantime, we still have LNH Pickett FOR SALE (to your right). Pickett who has been our primary herd sire since 2005, has sired many fine calves for us and we feel would make an excellent herd sire for anyone interested in producing quality Beefalo.

Farm Fest Recap

The Ozark Fall Farm Fest is one of the largest gatherings of agriculturally oriented businesses in this area. There was a multitude of machinery manufacturers and animal producers present. Many urbanites came by as well to view all of the exhibits which were all free.

We met many people, some of whom were just curious as to what beefalo really are and others who were interested in a healthier meat. In addition, there were some cattle producers were interested in adding beefalo to their existing commercial herds. We are always interested in promoting the benefits of beefalo to consumers and producers and the Fall Farm Fest was an excellent opportunity to do so.

In other news we purchased a new beefalo bull from the Done Rovin Farm of Lincoln, Arkansas owned and operated by Larry and Nelda Hacker. Pictures of LNH Rondo will be posted shortly.

Tiajuana with Wisteria asleep and Uzi eating hay on the other side of her.