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A LONG HISTORY master’s degree. She moved The Midwest Cattleman · October 21, 2021 · P20
continued from page 17 to Quincy, Il., for a job as said. “Our brother James and water. The system calls for
hus herd of Nebraska and a an ADM Nutrition farm re- wife Debbie live in Michigan, Doyle and Alice to move cows
home bred bull, Nile Valley searcher in 2007, then moved where he works as senior en- every two weeks to fresh
Rose Bouquet. back to the family farm this gineer with General Motors. grass. Regular maintenance
“From these three herd past year. She is now em- His vacation time is usually will find Doyle mowing or
bulls,” Julie said, “we can ployed by the University of haying at the farm.” clipping pastures four-to five
trace 23 of the 24 Nile Val- Missouri - Pettis County Ex- When it's just down times a year, now on a new
ley Performance Dam award tension as a 4-H youth pro- to the senior Hendricksons, John Deere.
winning cows. Sixteen of gram associate. they still manage to stay The grass the Hen-
these cows are still working Allyson moved to the quite contemporary with dricksons so carefully con-
today, and the Nile Valley farm to help soon after her their management practices, trol is run-of-the-mill fescue,
herd has averaged six Perfor- grandfather's farm accident utilizing rotational grazing which means Nile Valley
mance Dam awards per year and the pandemic hit. She by splitting pastures with Shorthorns have to be fes-
over the last four years.” is now in her second year electric fence into three to cue hardy and heat tolerant.
at State Farm College as a
Life at Nile Valley Biology major and plans to five paddocks and alleys to continued on page 22
Doyle and Alice are still at attend Mizzou majoring in
it, but have slightly whittled Bio-Chemistry next year.
the herd down to around 85 John lives five hours away Angus. America’s Breed.
from the longstanding count in Southern Illinois and
of 100. They still calve in works for a local John Deere Adam Conover, A reliable business partner is difficult to come
spring and fall and are on dealer in sales, having pre- Regional Manager by. Contact Adam Conover to locate Angus
chore detail 24/7. On cattle viously spent 40 years as a Iowa genetics, select marketing options tailored to
working days during weaning farm store manager on both Missouri your needs, and to access American Angus
®
and vaccination times, when sides of the Missouri/Illinois Association programs and services. Put the
business breed to work for you.
collecting measurements and state line. His long-distance
weights, they enlist the help Nile Valley support has him
of Julie and John, along with overseeing the marketing,
granddaughter Allyson. registrations and farm web Contact Regional Manager Adam Conover:
Cell: 816-676-8560
Julie graduated from the site, along with cattle shows, aconover@angus.org
University of Missouri School meetings and sales.
of Agriculture and worked in “When needed, I road trip 3201 Frederick Ave. | St. Joseph, MO 64506
dairy nutrition & heat stress and I’m at the farm – fenc- 816.383.5100 | www.ANGUS.org © 2020-2021 American Angus Association
research while obtaining her ing, feeding, calving…,” John

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