One stroll through John O’Dea’s calving lot and it is evident his love for livestock is a big reason why he and his family are successfully embracing the challenges of markets and weather in today’s agriculture.
This set of heifers will calve soon. John checks them over and looks toward the Republican River, which flows just south of their facilities one mile west of Indianola, Neb.
The cows in John O’Dea’s calving lot know where to go when he’s in the lot for a good back scratch.
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Joining the O’Dea operation is son, Jake, in the foreground. He is developing his own Angus herd and is shown here with a friend, Christien Kuykendall, in the background. They were busy preparing some heifers to show at the Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic. Kuykendall is one of the youth the O’Deas have been working with to teach them the ropes of showing cattle and helping them learn about the industry while they build their own herds.
