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Reverse trade mission brings Panamanian ranchers to Ozarks Beefmaster genetics from the Ozarks will soon be making an impact on Beefmaster cattle in Panama, thanks to a recent reverse trade mission that brought a group of Panamanian cattle ranchers to Missouri. Beefmaster Breeders United sponsored the trip, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture,
looking cattle. Now, we are looking to take Missouri genetics to Panama.” The push to improve the production of higher quality cattle is due, Vergara – who was raised on a cattle ranch in Panama and went to college in Iowa – explained, is because of the growing popularity of Beefmaster cattle in the country. “Panama is growing so fast that we have imported cattle from Texas, but
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A group of ranchers from Panama recently traveled to the Ozarks in a reverse trade mission with the Beefmaster Breeders United and the Missouri Department of Agriculture. Photo by Julie Turner-Crawford
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with stops in Lockwood, Mt. Vernon, now we have this invitation from MisHalfway, El Dorado Springs and Joplin, souri and the breeders here; we were rewhere the group attended the Central ally eager to come. We’ve seen very, very States Beefmaster Breeder’s Associa- good cattle and we are pretty sure that when we get to Panama with the semen tion’s Bull Sale and Field Day. Panamanian cattleman Virgilio Vergara and the cattle we get here, a lot of Panatold Ozarks Farm & Neighbor that the manians will be ready to start. I am very Panamanian ranchers introduced Beef- impressed with the quality of cattle and we will keep doing business here in master to their ranches about Missouri. We can produce bulls, but 10 years ago with cattle we aren’t producing enough bulls from Texas. to keep up with demand.” “This is the first time we Fellow rancher Vicente Rene have come to Missouri and said the introduction of Miswe are looking for Beefmaster souri genetics will be an ascattle,” he said. “We’re very Halfway, Mo. set to his operation, as well happy because we have seen as to others. good genetics and very good
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