RAYMOND STEGEMAN, DVM

Osage Veterinary Cinic St. Thomas, Missouri

Dr. Raymond Stegeman has been practicing veterinary medicine since 1988 and purchased Osage Veterinary Clinic in the fall of 1991. The clinic is located in St. Thomas, Missouri, a small town situated in a bend of the Osage River in rural central Missouri. The predominantly food animal mixed practice serves farming communities and producers within an approximately 100-mile radius of St. Thomas.

Integrity is one of the core values of Osage Veterinary Clinic. Dr. Stegeman explained, “We strive to do the best for our clients even if it requires more work. We have never taken the easy or more convenient way out.”

Dr. Stegeman is passionate about improving beef cattle health and production from conception through slaughter. He also loves the relationships he develops with animal owners and caretakers as a veterinarian. He shared, “I love seeing the smile on a young child’s face when you hand them their recovering precious pet after successfully treating it or seeing producers succeed with their operations after all the hard work and long days they invested. All while knowing you may have played a part in this success. We are blessed in rural America to have good, down to earth, kind, hardworking and moral people to work alongside every day.”

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef

• 1 c. onion, diced

• 1 c. carrots, diced

• 1/2 tsp. basil

• 1/2 tsp. parsley

• 1/2 tsp. oregano

• 1/8 tsp. black pepper

• salt to taste

• 4 c. chicken broth

• 1 c. heavy cream

• 2 c. Colby jack cheese, shredded

• 1 c. elbow macaroni