CLARINDA – The annual Iowa Hereford Tour features several Hereford breeders’ herds in southwest Iowa. Scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 27, the first stop is 10 a.m. at Ron Beaver Herefords near Clarinda. Located at 2493 180th St., displays will consist of herd sires, cow-calf pairs, bred heifers and yearling sale bulls. Each breeder’s display will illustrate the genetics at work in his or her cattle.
Other purebred herds visited will be Novaks (Dick Graham) of Diagonal, Dan Graham of Benton and a larger commercial herd of Brent Wasteney of Shannon City utilizing Hereford bulls.
Afternoon lunch is planned at a café in Arispe and the annual meeting will be held then.
Beef producers and others interested are encouraged to attend any or all of the tour events. For more details, contact Willie Black of Chariton at 641-870-0382 or Beaver at 712-542-8921.