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y involvement with the junior livestock industry started at the age of nine with my first show steer. Growing up in rural, central Alabama, the opportunities to show cattle where limited. My brother Fred and I showed steers at our county, district, and state livestock shows throughout our 4-H and FFA careers. We knew there were regional and national shows, but we never showed cattle outside of the state of Alabama. We knew very little about raising or showing cattle. Our family had a small herd of commercial cows and as we got more experience in show ring, we started to expand our cow herd and started raising and selling
BY: JOHNRAYFIELD, TX
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