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46 CALF News • February | March 2019 • www.calfnews.net CALF’s Featured Lady By Jess Ebert Contributing Editor  CALF CAMEO Calendar Ad Index Feb. 16-24 Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic Kearney, Neb. www.cattlemens.org Feb. 20-24 Illinois Beef Expo Springfield, IL www.illinoisbeefexpo.com Feb. 22-24 2019 Western Farm Show Kansas City, Mo. www.westernfarmshow.com Feb. 27-28 International Livestock Congress Houston, Texas www.theisef.com March 29-31 TSCRA Convention Fort Worth, Texas www.cattleraisersconvention.com April 2-4 NCBA Legislative Conference Washington, D.C. www.beefusa.org The face of the cattle industry www.calfnews.net National Account Manager Jessica Ebert | (785) 477-1941 For information on advertising in CALF News Magazine, contact: Baxter Black.......................37 Bayer Animal Health............2 Brute Cattle Equipment/ Dodge Manufacturing Co.. .31 Conestoga Energy.............19 Connor Agriscience............31 FPL Food LLC....................21 Johnson Concrete Products.............................33 Kemin...........................12, 13 Merck Animal Health....16, 17 Micronutrients....................15 Midcontinent Livestock Supplements......................35 Multimin USA Inc. ................7 NB03 Technologies............33 Pharmgate Animal Health.................................25 Phibro Animal Health Corporation........................23 Rotomix................................3 Servi-Tech..........................39 Stay Tuff Fence. .................48 Texas Feed Fat...................35 Turnkey Computer Systems.............................27 Father and daughter have shared a strong passion for agriculture from the begin- ning. Barb Downey grew up in Michigan, and her dad, Joe Downey, was from a ranching family fromWyoming. Joe’s father moved his family to Manhattan, Kan., during the Depression so everyone could attend college. Joe’s career goal was ulti- mately to get back into agriculture, and he did just that by purchasing land, bit by bit, in the Kansas Flint Hills southwest of Wamego. Joe founded family-owned Downey Ranch, Inc., in 1986, the same year Barb graduated from Kansas State University (KSU) with an animal science degree. The ranch started with an Angus-based commercial cow herd. In 1990, they purchased their first registered Angus and SimAngus cows. Barb Downey married Joe Carpen- ter that same year. Currently, Joe and Barb handle day-to-day operations along with daughters Anna and Laura. Anna is a junior at Texas Tech in pre-nursing, and Laura is a freshman at KSU majoring in animal science/business. The ranch sold everything private treaty until 2003, when they held their first pro- duction sale with Mary Ann and Kevin Kniebel, Kniebel Cattle Company. This year marked their 16th production sale. They are developing seedstock selected to thrive in real-world conditions for their producer customers. When Barb isn’t ranching, she still finds herself outdoors. She loves hiking, exploring and camping. A big dream of hers is to go on a right/left camping trip and see where it takes her. Barb is the 2019 Kansas Livestock Association president. She is an amazing leader, a talented industry spokesperson and a pas- sionate rancher. 