December 11, 2024

It Wasn’t Always Easy: Boyd, Schroeder on Growing Their Businesses and Angus

54 minutes

Starting out in the Angus industry wasn’t easy in the 1980s and 1990s, but as the old adage goes: where there is a will, there is a way. Doug Schroeder, of Clarence, Iowa, and Charlie Boyd, of Mays Lick, Ky., talk about the beginnings of their businesses and the opposite end of that continuum, transitioning to the next generation. They cover the tough decisions they had to make while serving on the American Angus Association Board of Directors and the progressiveness of those before them. This episode takes listeners from the early years of “working at Hardee’s and fixing tires” to living the dream of raising Angus cattle, kids and crops.

HOSTS: Miranda Reiman and Mark McCully

GUESTS: Charlie Boyd and Doug Schroeder

Charlie Boyd II, Mays Lick, Ky., graduated from the University of Kentucky, and after a short stint away, returned back to his family’s Boyd Beef Cattle operation. He and his wife, Paula, added Angus cattle to the historical Hereford herd, and today their sons, Blake and Logan, are raising cattle with them.

Charlie served two terms on the American Angus Association Board of Directors, and was president and chairman of the Board in 2017. He’s served as president of the Kentucky Angus Association, and he and Paula volunteered as co-chairs of the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) in 2003 and 2012. He enjoys cattle shows and has evaluated cattle across the United States.

Doug Schroeder, Schroeder Angus, and his wife, Glenda, were married in 1982 and started their operation near Clarence, Iowa, with the purchase of five head. They have three children who participated in the Angus junior activities, and today their son Drew farms alongside them.

Doug served on the American Angus Association Board from 2008 to 2014, chairing the Certified Angus Beef Board his final year. He served as the president of the Iowa Angus Association and on the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association board. In addition, Doug and Glenda were both Iowa Junior Angus Advisors for 13 years and chaired the National Junior Angus Show twice.