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Leighton cattle feeder Jim Van Englenhoven keeps busy on 420 acre farm
Jim Van Englenhoven and his wife Carol farm 420 acres near Leighton with 300 cattle and 1200 hogs. He rotates fields, grows corn and beans, and feeds cattle in a year round feedlot with hay, silage, and hauled corn. He prefers Angus Hereford cross animals and sells about 50 head every 60 to 75 days to Wayne Van Wyk in Monroe, aiming to expand his winter herd to 250 275 head as market conditions allow.
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