HEREFORD

Al's goal was to catapult the Hereford operation into an extra gear by participating in national shows and sales and expanding the market for Bonebrake cattle. He knew he needed help to do this and in 2009 he hired Steve Greene and his wife Jessica to manage the Hereford operation. Today Bonebrake sells between 40-50 bulls annually, participates in many sales including a production sale held with other Hereford breeders located in Dent County, (Salem, MO). The original farm is still owned by the Bonebrakes and just a few miles from the sale location although the Hereford operation is now in Springfield... It is still debatable when the first hereford was registered at Bonebrake Herefords at the original farm located in Dent County Missouri. Although our logo says 1936, if you go back far enough, Albert Bonebrake actually registered the first Hereford under the Bonebrake name in 1934. Albert raised sheep and the story is that he took a load of sheep across the Missouri River and traded..

Primary location: Springfield United States