Lonnie and Myrna Siler raise registered Charolais cattle in Northwest Arkansas. About 60 years ago Lonnie’s father, Hubert Siler started raising Charolais cattle on the Siler farm, just 7 miles from Hindsville, Arkansas. Since the weather in Northwest Arkansas will range from freezing temperatures in the winter to 100-degree temperatures in the summer, he liked the fact that the Charolais cattle maintained a longer, thicker coat of hair in colder winter months, but usually sheds into a sleeker, shorter coat as the weather improves in summer months. He also liked the docile temperament that they are known for. Even though the cows are very protective of their newborn calves, Lonnie can remember as a young boy being able to feed range cubes to the bulls right out of his hands. To this day, Lonnie still carries range cubes in his pockets when he goes out into the fields to check on the cattle. Every cow, heifer and bull on the Siler Charolais farm, will eat out of his hands.
A few years ago, the Siler’s purchased their first group of “registered” Charolais cows. Since then, they have been very aggressively focused on raising high quality low birth weight calves. “Calving ease is our number one priority! If a cow has any difficulty giving birth, or if she has a calf that weighs more than 75-80 pounds, she goes to the sale barn. They grow fast after they’re born, so I don’t want large calves at birth”. Lonnie Siler had to travel outside of Northwest Arkansas and at times even out of the state to purchase the best Charolais heifers and cows that he could find, but the effort has resulted in a group of some of the best registered Charolais cows and bulls in Northwest Arkansas.
Siler Charolais Farm
Hindsville, Arkansas