Bob Foote is an experienced cattle feeder who has been a part of the industry for years. He is also an avid outdoorsman and is involved in many other activities. As a member of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, he also serves as the president of the association’s Cattlemen’s Foundation.
Career highlights
Bob Foote is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He served during the Korean War. After the war, he was employed with the GAF Corporation. His job involved electrostatic painting. Throughout his career, Bob worked for a variety of customers from small to large. Some of his hobbies included recording and mixing musical tracks. In addition to his hobbies, he was also active in the Boy Scouts of America.
A native of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Foote received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Iowa. He then attended the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University. For a period of time, he worked in the La Crosse, Wisconsin area with Isola Laminate Systems.
Before joining Canyon Creek Cabinet Company as CEO in 2007, Foote served as executive vice president of Weather Shield Windows and Doors. With his leadership, the company has experienced significant growth. The company makes high-end doors and windows. Its executives include Todd Hallstrand, the Vice President of Sales, and Mark Miller, the Director of Operations.
Interests outside of cattle feeding
In his heyday, Cornell University Professor Emeritus Bob Foote was a leading light in the world of animal science. His contributions to the field include the development of the sperm freezing method, which saved the livestock industry hundreds of millions of dollars. He also played a role in the advancement of in vitro fertilization, one of the most significant advances in the history of agriculture. For instance, he demonstrated that the cost of inscribing a penicillin or streptomycin into the semen of a bull could be cut in half.
Foote is also known for a lesser-known accomplishment, the invention of the cattle chute, which is a device designed to help steer cattle in the right direction while at the same time keeping them out of trouble. The invention was a technological wonder and proved a boon to both breeders and consumers. During the late ’60s and early ’70s, the cattle industry was in a state of panic, so the introduction of the chute was a godsend to cattle farmers and a boon to the consumer.
