February/March Calves soon to be Weaned

As of right now (8/27) we have 14 new males (7 stears, 7 bulls) and 11 females. We plan to have four of these animals at Fall FarmFest this October and hope to market as many as we can this fall.
We also have several yearlings plus females for sale.

Beefalo has Less Total Saturated Fat

Data Sources: US Department of Agriculture/ Human Nutrition Information Service/ USDA Handbook AH-8-13 (Rev. May 1990) *Compostition of Foods: Beef Products* /Composite of Cuts, Cooked_ NDB #13361 and USDA Handbook AH-8-17 (Rev. May 1989) * Compostition of Foods: Lamb, Veal, and Game Products* /Composite of Cuts, Cooked_ NDB #17153

Good News! Beefalo is for Dinner!

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Beefalo is good for you, but it tastes just like big, beautiful beef. Beefalo is big, beautiful beef but it is also our natural, native buffalo and that makes it even better. Beefalo is easy to enjoy. It requires 1/2 to 1/3 less cooking time than ordinary beef, and has no fatty waste. Click here for some deliciously outstanding Beefalo recipes.

The 2010 Ozark Empire Fair in the Books!

Tiajauna, Willie,  Xanthippe, and Xylina

The 2010 Ozark Empire Fair is now history. For Beefalo breeders it was another enjoyable occasion. Our number of animals was 51. We had originally thought it would be 68, but apparently some entries had been counted twice. Nonetheless it was a successful show as we had entries from five states: Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Ohio.
In our showing, we were assisted by our son, Michael Ussery and his 2 year old daughter, Jacqueline. Our heifers didn't know them, but they handled fairly well. Tiajauna pace second in the mature cow without calf division. Willie placed placed 5th in the senior yearling division. Xanthippe placed 4th in the senior heifer calf division. Xylina placed 3rd in the junior heifer calf division.

Willie, Michael, Jacqueline, and Eugene

Eugene with Xanthippe

Although general attendance seemed to be down this year we met several new visitors as well as some old and close friends. We had pleasant and interesting visits with folks from from Houston, MO, Grove Springs, MO, Springfield, MO, and Northern Arkansas as well as renewing friendships with the Talyors of Ozark, MO, the Stillians of Sarcoxie, MO, and the Kellys of Marshfield, MO.
In addition, we ran into John Waddell who operates the Botanical Tree Trail and Nursery. John has purchased both meat and animals from us and is currently marketing beefalo meat. You can visit John on the web at www.bttnursery.com.
Now we are back and already planning for the Fall FarmFest in October. We will keep you posted on those developments. Here is a link to the latest information on this year's FarmFest: 2010 Ozark Fall FarmFest
Log on to our Facebook page here to see more pictures of Ussery Beefalo at the Ozark Empire Fair.

Results of General Membership Meeting

In the General Membership meeting the board elected Kyle Skidmore of Kentucky as president, Andrew Hammer of Ohio as vice president, Vernon Zelch of Missouri will return to secretary and Buzz Ide of Washington will remain as treasurer.

American Beefalo Association General Membership Meeting

The American Beefalo Association General Membership meeting will be held this Saturday night, August 7th, 5:30 pm at the Lamplighter Motor Inn on North Glenstone in Springfield, MO. They will be electing new board members at this time. Unfortunately, no one from  Ussery Beefalo will be in attendance.
Don't forget the National Springfield Beefalo Show Saturday morning at 10 am in the Noel Boyd Arena at the Ozark Empire Fair. It will be a great showing. We look forward to seeing you there!
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