Meet The Becklers
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We live on a farm in Wayne County Ohio, where we raise Shorthorn seed stock and grow row crops that we use to feed our cattle, for freezer beef. Our family consists of three boys that have grown up on the farm and they have each started their own herd. They are active in 4-H and are all part of the Junior Fair Board. We began our Shorthorn herd in 2015, Greg had commercial cows in the past and sold them. The boys were interested in having cows again, so a family decision was made. We all decided if we were going to raise cattle we wanted them to be purebred. We decided on Shorthorns because of their docility, maternal traits, and ability to perform on the rail. We love watching our herd grow and improve each year.
Lane graduated last year from high school and loves to work on fixing the equipment used on our farm. His pride and joy is his Cockshutt 1855, which he was able to purchase with his own money. Lane is currently working at Maibach Tractor in the Machining Shop. Lane earned his Precision Machining Certification from the Wayne County Schools Career Center last year. Lane was active in his FFA chapter as the Student Advisor Officer. Lane has received his Greenhand, Chapter, and State Awards. Lane won the Beef Production-Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award for District 3 of the Ohio FFA in 2020. The basis for his project was his Shorthorn herd.
Luke is 17 and has a very calm natural way with our cattle. He is always able to break the toughest animals, making the process appear effortless. Luke is unsure what he may want to do after high school, but he does want it to be agriculturally related. Luke is currently studying Welding at the Wayne County Schools Career Center. Luke’s herd always consists of bulls, for whatever reason his cattle produce more bulls than heifers every year. This has become a joke within our family. Luke is currently working at a Christmas Tree Farm after school, and in the summer he splits his time between helping on the farm and working for his uncle's Landscape company.
Aden is almost 16, he has always enjoyed looking at the pedigrees and studying the EPD numbers. He especially enjoys visiting other Shorthorn breeder's farms and relating his knowledge of the owner’s herds. We have to watch the mail for any Shorthorn magazines and catalogs... they typically are taken by Aden and studied. He watched his brothers begin their herds and he was not allowed to begin yet, so he spent his time learning what he could. He is proud of the donkey that he purchased to help break cattle on the farm. His heifer, PVF Nita 19F, Nita is his favorite animal. He is in FFA this year and 4-H. His favorite job on the farm is hauling manure, which is a full-time job!
Jen’s role on the farm is to provide food for the farm boys and visitors. She is a 4th-grade teacher for students in a rural school. In her free time, she enjoys baking, canning, gardening, and reading.
Greg works away during the day as an Operations Manager for Eco Flo Products. He comes home and works on the farm with the cattle and the crops. He dreams of the day when he can retire and farm full-time.
We hope this helps you get to know us a little bit better. We would love to show you our cattle and learn about your operation. Please call us to schedule a visit.