About

My love for cattle started in the mid-1960’s when, as a five-year-old boy, I began helping my grandfather feed hay and put the cows in the barn each night during the winter.  Within a few years I had saved enough money to buy a calf to bottle feed.

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I started raising replacement heifers for a local dairy. During my teenage years I worked at a cow/calf operation with a feed lot. While I was working for a dairy, I fell in love with Brown Swiss cows. Until 2015, I had mostly dairy cross cattle because I always wanted cows that would raise a good calf and were easy to handle.

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I learned about the Braunvieh breed when looking for Brown Swiss semen. Over the years, I have raised a lot of different breeds. The Braunvieh breed meets the important characteristics in cattle for me.  Here are some of the reasons I chose Braunvieh as my first registered herd:

• Have the ability to raise a good calf and maintain their own body condition

• Very docile

• Moderate sized cows (1100lbs to 1300lbs)

• Crossbreed well with all breeds

• Thrive in any climate hot or cold.

• Have great feet and legs

• Have great marbling

• Convert feed to weight at a very efficient ratio