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| A happy momma cow! |
I've always liked cows. When J-Boy and I started dating, one of the things I fell in love with was how passionate he was about cattle - particularly his Herefords. J-Boy and his family raise Hereford replacement heifers and quality bulls that they market to other purebred and commercial producers. Most of their customers use the bulls they buy to breed to black or red cattle, and raise black or red white face calves.
(Side note - these pictures were taken last fall - South Dakota is a LOT greener now!!)
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| Grazing by the pasture |
In the past year, I have gone to Hereford meetings, Hereford sales, helped with branding, sorting, acquired a Hereford necklace and learned more about this breed than I ever thought I would need to know. And I have to admit - they are some of the cutest calves and quietest, kindest cows I have worked with. I have also enjoyed taking pictures of his especially photogenic cows!!
For more information on Myers Herefords, contact Jay Myers at 605-842-6771 (and tell him Sarah sent you!)
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| Aren't they pretty? |
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| A bull prospect |
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| J-Boy and his heifers during 2012 drought |
I absolutely love this breed! I've been trying to talk my folks into getting a sprinkle of these adorable calves into our pasture. It is sad how the colored animals don't get the same reaction at the sale barns. What have you seen as far as challenges for marketing the herefords in SoDak?
ReplyDeleteHey Jackie!! Aren't the babies the cutest? Jay's family markets most of their bulls to guys who want to cross them on solid black or reds to raise F-1 crosses. The heifers are sold to other Hereford producers or kept as replacements, and the remaining steers are sold at the local sale barn. I don't think they have a big marketing problem, but they do have a good relationship with a buyer at a feedlot that buys most of their calves every year. Tell your folks they need some!
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