The 2010 Fall Farmfest began for most exhibitors Thursday afternoon, Sept 30th. The gates opened the next morning, and each morning at 9 A.M. for the general public and closed at 5 P.M. each day. It all came to a close Sunday Oct 3rd.
Attendance seemed to be up this year and many visitors passed through the Beefalo area. We met many people who were aware of Beefalo, but also many who were unaware of Beefalo, or their unique characteristics. They were genuinely interested and grateful to learn more about an animal they hadn't known existed. The idea of a healthier red meat interested many who were concerned about heart disease and cholesterol. Those who already owned cattle asked probing questions about disposition, health, gaining ability and type of diet needed for Beefalo.
Other Beefalo exhibitors this year were the Circle Z farm from Bourbon, Mo. and the Fowler Beefalo Farm from Lamont, Mo. We have always enjoyed the helpfulness and camaraderie among Beefalo exhibitors and this year was no exception. One of our number, "Done Rovin" farm of Lincoln, Ar. was unable to bring any animals because of other commitments, but arrived on the last day. We were glad to see Larry and Nelda of course, but Larry made us even happier when he bought one of our heifers Also buying a steer we took to Farmfest was John Waddell who is establishing Waddell's Purebred Beefalo. John's goal is to market packaged meat under that brand. In addition to the two animals we sold we exhibited a weaned bull and a weaned heifer. We also took some orders for our packaged meat.
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Farmfest this year. We met a lot of new people as well as old friends, talked a lot about Beefalo and had an all around good time.
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