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continued from page 23 Garrett until college where
the two each competed athlet-
The bulls that don't make the ically. Garrett used to sell real
sale line up serve their own estate and officiate high school
noble purpose at Crooked sports. Now he is fully invest-
Creek Angus. They fuel the ed in Crooked Creek, and
beef side of the CCA business cheering from the bleachers
model. instead of calling fouls on the
“It feels pretty good when court. Like mother and father,
a customer posts a picture the children are interested in
on Facebook of a steak he's farm and sports. The two old-
bought from us,” Wood said, est girls participate in volley
“and someone else has com- ball and basketball at school,
mented about the great mar- and on traveling teams, so the
bling.” Woods are trying to find ways
Wood has not ascended to make all the events, and
alone to such notoriety for still be able to grow their reg-
seedstock and steaks. His istered Angus business.
Angus empire is populated Labor to do it all and be building a 336-foot hoop build- he grows the herd. His goal is
with a special group of peo- at everything is their biggest ing with a calving barn on the to continue selling 50 bulls a
ple for which he continues challenge. side and an office where the year, but he plans to deepen
to expand his kingdom. His “But, you'll never hear one cattle graze to make the farm the bench.
wife Jayme, daughters Bray- of the older guys at the coffee destination a more hospitable “The goal is to raise 100 and
lyn (7th grade), Harper (5th shop say, 'Work more and miss place. continue selling just 50, to in-
grade) and Jaylee (2nd grade), your kids' games.',” Wood said. “All of the kids love seeing crease the quality all the time,”
and son Grayson (4 years) “I'm trying to find ways to be the babies during calving sea- Wood said, “so, the bottom end
reign supreme when it comes there for them and have them son,” Wood said. “That's my keeps getting better and bet-
to future plans at Crooked be more involved with the favorite part of this business ter. I'd like to get it to where
Creek. farm.” – seeing the differences in my customers say, 'There are
Jayme is a full time school The Woods don't live where the bloodlines, and how much 10 that I can't decide from.'”
teacher who organizes and the cattle roam. Instead, they those calves can change in Wood also plans to continue
manages the sale of nearly 30 have made their home on acre- that first month. I hope being ramping up the heifer offering
Crooked Creek Angus butch- age midway between the farm able to breed and calve in the so that their notoriety match-
er beefs a year. She grew up and Jayme's job. Garrett is hoop barn, the most labor in- es that of the bulls. With such
tensive aspects of the job, will aspirations, ideally, the name
keep us out of the mud and Crooked Creek Angus will
Registered Angus Bulls, help me miss fewer Sundays continue for generations.
at church during calving. The
“I've always been an avid
Bred Heifers and Cows facility will make it easier on hunter,” said Wood, who last
my father and make it more year harvested the 10th larg-
attractive to the children. I est bow kill all time in the
For Sale want to turn this into a full- state of Missouri. “I used to
blown family operation where walk these ditches as a kid,
my kids can be here in a safer noticing all the creeks that
environment, seeing the calves wind and intertwine. I named
come, spending time running our farm Crooked Creek to be
the skid steer or just being a catchy name and one that
with me in the office.” would go with whoever takes
Eventually, Wood wants to over the herd when I'm gone.”
utilize the space to also host In the meantime, Wood
their annual production sale said, “We'll see how many of
and be more on location as my kids decide they want to

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