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fescue and bermudagrass. you. They hang in there and it,” said Robert. When suffi-
of,” said Robert. He had tried These grasses are extremely work for what they are,” he cient forage is not available
many breeds, at one time important in southern states added. for grazing, Robert feeds hay
leaning towards a Charolais due to their drought resis- A good mineral program to supplement the herd with
cross and chasing bull sales tance. “Where we live, even is supplemented to combat protein. “That’s another rea-
across the country. though the spring has been fescue foot, fat necrosis and son we have stuck with Red
“Where we live, it’s very super wet, we are always two fescue toxicosis. “Overall, the Angus. They take care of
steep and a lot of the ground weeks away from a drought. Red Angus cattle just per- themselves. You don’t have
is pretty rough. I had trou- It dries up in a hurry,” said form,” said Robert. to push these cattle,” said
ble keeping bulls more than Robert. “When it gets dry “You don’t want to feed Robert.
a couple of breeding seasons. and the ground is hard, these any more than you have to Before weaning, calves are
Their feet couldn’t handle Red Angus don’t fall apart on because that eats away prof- continued on page 26
it,” stated Robert. Lo and
behold, their solution was
found with the purchase of
Red Angus bulls from a local
breeder.
“The cattle were raised
in the same environment
without being pushed and
were ready to work from the
moment of purchase. These
bulls could handle the en-
vironment without falling
apart,” added Robert.
Built for Work
Rolling Hills Farms has BULL & FEMALE SALE
been satisfied with the
breed’s very low mainte- October 22nd, 2022
nance requirements, easy Drexel, Missouri
fleshing ability and high
fertility. Red Angus have ex-
celled in the summer Arkan-
sas climate and work well on FOR OVER SIX DECADES, WE’VE BEEN BREEDING RED HIDED
endophyte-infected fescue. SEEDSTOCK THAT PRODUCE IN OUR ENVIRONMENT
“They don’t hair-up on
the fescue grass compared
to other breeds. Those other Lacy’s Red Angus & MC Livestock
cattle will hair-up and want
to go stand in the pond Year after Year, Decade after Decade
all summer while the Red
Angus are out there grazing
and gaining,” said Robert.
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“When it gets dry and the Bulls, Heifers & Semen
ground is hard, these Red Available Year Round
Angus don’t fall apart on
you. They hang in there and
work for what they are,”

Primarily, the forages are

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