Our goal is to assemble a premier herd of cattle. We'll market the females to other Angus breeders and the males to commercial producers.

The soils in this area are sandy, so it's difficult for them to hold nutrients in place for an extended period. We've learned that applying smaller amounts of fertilizer at more frequent intervals is what works best.

The best you can get is certified Black Angus. Only 6 percent of all cattle can qualify.

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle

It is hard to find a negative cattle herd during the summertime anywhere in the U.S..

There's a herd of about 500 cattle in pens very near to the barn and we're hoping the fire doesn't reach them.