11/11/2025
The St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association held its Annual Meeting on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Lowry City Civic Center in Lowry City, MO. President Weston Shelby called the meeting to order with 55 members and guests present. The children lead the pledge for the group. The meal was served by Mick and Helen Meredith. A huge thank you to them for serving a delicious meal.
St. Clair County Cattlemen were thankful to have State Representative Jim Kalberloh, St. Clair County Presiding Commissioner Robert Salmon, and St. Clair County Treasurer Rhonda Shelby in attendance at the annual meeting. There were two local FFA chapters in attendance, which were the Lakeland FFA Chapter and the Osceola FFA Chapter. The Lakeland FFA presented to the group about the activities and achievements of their chapter in the last year. Claire Salmon did a presentation for the Osceola FFA Chapter of her Area winning speech for the Missouri Cattlemen’s division.
Jeff Reed, MCA president, was the guest speaker for the evening. Mr. Reed gave updates about the cattle industry in our nation and in Missouri. He also gave updates on Missouri
Cattlemen’s Association and upcoming events. Thank you to Jeff Reed for attending the Annual Meeting and giving an update on the organization.
This year, the Cattlemen awarded two $1,000 scholarships, provided by the support of the Paul Tom Firestone, Orval Johnson, Dr. Larry Moore Memorial, and David Barger Memorial funds. This year’s recipients were Emma Hankins and Maverick Mitchell. The students spoke about where they are attending college and what they are studying in their secondary education.
The St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association presented Jim Bock with the 2025 Pioneer Award. Jim is very supportive of the St. Clair County Cattlemen’s Association and is a great contributor to the cattle industry. Congratulations to Jim Bock and thank you for all you do! The St. Clair County Cattlemen would like to thank everyone who attended the Annual meeting and helped to make it a success.