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29 CALF News • August | September 2019 • www.calfnews.net TEXAS FEED FAT CO., INC. P.O. Box 1790 • Durant, Oklahoma 74702 Ted Kirkpatrick, Owner We specialize in Quality Feed Fat and Quality Service. Leaders in the feed fat industry since 1974! With 2 locations to serve you. Call Us Today! TEXAS FEED FAT CO., INC. Durant, Oklahoma Kirk Sehi (580) 924-1890 Hereford, Texas (806) 363-6490 Continued on page 31  This quality was not lost on Sargent Angus breeder Mark Slagle. The long-established seedstock producer didn’t know Kory fromAdam, but spotted the youth at one of his bull sales in Kearney and knew a good man when he saw one. Slagle was looking for a change in his life and wanted to disperse his herd. Nearly any older rancher with financial security could have walked in and made a deal, but Slagle had seen the young Ostrand and was impressed. He decided to do something mean- ingful. One evening, Kory got a phone call; Slagle was offering to sell him his nationally recognized cow herd. Out of the blue The call frankly scared the young rancher. It was a dry year. The purchase would incur some debt. How would they Ostrand Angus heifers graze on lush Custer County grass. Industry’s fIrst automated squeeze chute Brute Cattle equipment 402.693.2221 www.dodgemfg.com ® Visit us on the Web, facebook or twitter for video demonstrautions. A utonomous C atch-chute E lIte Brute douBle & sIngle Wedge alleys, tuBs & loadouts call today! Registered Angus By the time he was in junior high, Kory had built his herd numbers adequately to host his own bull sale. Held at Huss Auction in Kearney, it remained there for 12 years. He con- tinued his mission to be a breeder through college, attending Southeast Community College in Beatrice and graduating with an animal science degree in 2005. Very pleased with his education there, the young breeder also learned artificial insemination (AI) and interned with Rishel Angus at North Platte. Big changes Kory married Danielle Bochart in 2008 and as they started their family, the cow herd numbered 80 head. Through these growing years, he has done an admirable job with the cattle. Considering his youth, it was a remarkable accomplishment. Anyone can see that he is a committed talent, hell bent on being successful, determined to do things right. Kory is flush with integrity. OPPOSITE PAGE: Kory Ostrand turned out cows last spring after a hard winter. He’s holding son Merrik. Photo by Danielle Ostrand