We are located in northeastern Oklahoma, about ten miles northwest of Miami. Since graduating from Oklahoma State University in 1992, I have worked in agricultural finance and natural resource management. Julie is a professional artist and an excellent cowhand. We produce Black and Red Angus cattle along with native pecans on the farm.
      Our cattle are selected for tolerance to fescue endophyte, high heat and humidity, and whatever other environmental extremes we encounter regularly. We are emphasizing fleshing ability, udder quality, disposition, muscling and thickness and natural resistance to pests and diseases in our breeding while attempting to put all these traits into an optimum sized mother cow weighing no more than 1250 pounds.
      We are looking forward to helping PCC customers improve their herds as we improve ours. expectcattlebe, gentle, reliable, long-lived and trouble free — and we want to pass those traits on to PCC customers. Dustin and Julie Olds, 918-673-9806.

     The Flying S Ranch is nestled in cottonwoods on the Republican River bottom where the jagged breaks to the north meet the golden plains of Western Kansas. We pride ourselves on being honest and fair, and thank God for the opportunity to live on the land and spend much of our time working with livestock. The ranch was built in 1906 and purchased by my father in 1964. Diane and I are proud to carry on the tradition of producing only the best cattle and horses. The Flying S Ranch is home to Ryan and Diane Shay and our children Riley, Kailey Anne, Reid, Rayden, Rhett, and Ronan. We are located 2 1/2 miles southwest of St. Francis, Kansas, on the Republican River bottom.
      We have operated a low input commercial cowherd since 1994, and in 1998 we purchased the best bull we have ever owned, a Pharo Cattle Company developed bull. Recently we have purchased a group of nice Registered Angus heifers sired by Pharo Bulls and proven 12 year old Registered Angus cows who had never missed a calf. We breed for moderate size, fleshing ability, longevity and maternal traits. Being a low input operation, our cows graze native grass in the summer and fall and are wintered on inexpensive corn stalks. They are run year round with no protein supplements. Our cows calve on native river bottom grass in March and April with a minimum amount of harvested forage.
      Please give us a call or stop by to see us anytime. Ryan and Diane Shay, phone 785-332-3209.