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Wichman Herefords is owned and operated by Justin and Carmen Wich-man and is located just north of Moore, MT. The focus here is on problem free, registered Horned Herefords that will perform here and for our commercial customers. We sell around 10-12 bulls annually out of 65 registered cows. Heifer calves are also available after weaning in Oct. We have been AI-ing to older proven bulls or their sons the last few years with great results. We like using bulls with lots of progeny and daughters that can last in the herd. Most of the AI and natural sires today have a high percent of Canadian Horned Here-ford blood. Sale bulls are offered by pri-vate treaty starting in Nov. and delivered in April. Visitors welcome anytime.
J Bar E Ranch is a family-owned pure-bred and commercial Hereford cattle ranch west of Plentywood, Montana. Jon Eggen, started the ranch in 1898. Joe Eggen, bought his first registered Hereford cows in 1953. They raised good framed, sound cattle with good feet and udders. Bulls we are currently using are sons of Rancher 592R, UPS Domino 3027, 133Y Brother of Chur-chill Sensation 028X, and Anchor 14Z heads up our Polled Hereford Division. The focus of our operation is to raise bulls for the commercial herds. We have between 200 to 400 bred Hereford heifers for sale every Fall.Bulls and Females are sold year around by private treaty at the Ranch. Visitors are always welcome. Standing at stud – Winning Little Leo – grandson of Leo
Beery’s Land and Livestock Co. is a 4th generation Hereford ranch located 28 miles north of Circle Montana. A Family based outfit that strives to pro-duce sound, honest breeding cattle for commercial needs. We are a diversified outfit that maintains a 450 mother cow herd. Hereford cattle have been the backbone of our operation since 1939. Our breeding stock is sold private treaty. We will market 100 bulls annually along with registered and commercial heifers. This year as an added bonus we will have 50 head of registered yearling heifers to offer for sale.
L Bar W Cattle Company is located in South Central Montana, along the Stillwater River just North of Absarokee, Montana. Carl & Denise Loyning start-ed with their first registered Herefords in 2008 with the purchases from Harper Herefords in Roundup. Since then we have added business partners Mike & Jeannette Walen. We are focusing on the predictably and performance of the Line One Herefords. We have added females from Holden Herefords and our recent addition of CL1 Domino 334A from Cooper Herefords to our herd. We are located just 10 miles from I-90 south of Columbus. Visitors are always welcome.
Brillhart Ranch Company has been raising Hereford cattle since 1957. Lo-cated in Musselshell County, we strive to raise cattle with the commercial cowman in mind. Our genetics are a cross of Lineone and Canadian breeding. We sell 60 coming two year old bulls annually. Our bulls add 30 to 80 lbs in Hybrid Vigor at weaning. We sell 50 bulls in the Beef Country Breeders sale in Dec. 3 at the Midland Bull Test facility, this will be our 25th year having the sale. Visitors always welcome at the ranch.
Thomas Herefords! Over the last fifty-seven years Thomas Herefords has been developing superior land manage-ment and livestock production. Focusing our efforts on raising low maintenance high return females and sound proven herd sires, our program excels in pro-ducing highly functional cattle that can naturally thrive in Montana’s extreme conditions as well as rise to the top in the show ring. We take a holistic approach to ranching, setting high standards for EPD’s, Phenotype, Disposition, Fertility, Maternal Traits, Calving Ease, Efficiency and Carcass Merit. In recent years; we have been blessed to have raised National Western Stock Show Champion Bulls. We are nestled in the Western Montana Flint Creek Mountain Range.
Diemert Ranch was homesteaded in 1909 by Ike and Anna Diemert in Toole and Liberty County and headquartered at Lothair, MT. Cattle and small grains have always been the tradition and way of life - all dry land farming/ranching. Clark imported the very first registered Here-ford cattle from Canada and the McIntyre Ranch (the old MCR prefix) in 1945 and there have been registered Hereford cattle gracing the pastures ever since. Currently, the herd consists of around 325 mother cows with 15 to 20 bulls sold privately every year. The predominant bloodlines are Britishers. The mainstay sire right now would be Genetic 137Y Lad 0827. He is half owned by Greenore Herefords in Saskatchewan and naturally breeds at both places.
Fort Keogh Line 1 Hereford cattle are offered to the public as a spin-off of the research program. The line, since 1934, has been closed to the addition of out-side germplasm. The rate of genetic im-provement for growth has not declined in 80 years. The herd is man aged in commercial conditions similar to those found in Eastern Montana. Fort Keogh has a bull sale in March and a female sale in November. All are welcome to visit Fort Keogh to talk with our scien-tists, ranch manager, and cowboys. Fort Keogh Livestock & Range Research Laboratory is a USDA-ARS location working cooperatively with Montana State University to discover innovative range livestock and rangeland manage-ment technologies and practices.
M/D Herefords of Baker, MT is a family owned and operated Registered and Commercial Hereford operation in Baker, MT. The herd was established in 2001 and has grown to include select polled cattle in addition to the Horned foundation animals. We are excited to be displaying both heifers and bulls this year. Heifers will be on display at Sparks’ West of Baker on Friday and coming two-year old bulls will be on display in Miles City on Saturday.
Sparks Herefords was started by Frank and Goldie Sparks with the purchase of a Line One Hereford bull in 1949. Throughout the next few decades, reg-istered cows, Tarrington line-bred cattle, along with other imported English-bred cows were added to the herd. Recently, an English bull, Atok Socrates, has been used through A.I. Emphasis has always been on selecting cattle to fit the environment and Dr. Jan Bonsma’s principles are used to assist with selection criteria. Sparks Herefords is a cow/calf and yearling operation with registered and commercial cattle. The ranch celebrated 100 years in 2009 and is operated by Tom and Carol Sparks and their family.
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20142014Tour
Itinerary for MHA Tour September 5:3:00 Sparks Ranch (see map on back for directions), 15 mi. south of Plevna, MT Cattle on display from MD and Sparks Herefords Tour, discussion of Bonsma principles Supper and travel to Miles City
September 6:7:00 a.m. Fort Keogh Headquarter building (see map on back for directions) for coffee, juice, and doughnuts, west of Miles City
7:30 a.m Leave headquarters for pasture and cattle tourDrs. Vermeire: Range fire recoveryRoberts: Range raised heifers & herd longevityGeary: Herd fertility Roberts: New genomics project Leesburg: Influence of Line 1 Herefords on today’s cattle herds
12:15 Meal , Custer County Fairgrounds, Miles City
1:00 Cattle on display From; Beery, Brillhart, Ft. Keogh, JBar E, L Bar W, MD, Sparks, Thomas, Diemert, and Wich-man
2:15 Dr. Greg Johnson, Extension Entomologist -- discussing fly and parasite control Mr. Greg Cross, Cross Petroleum – petroleum products for the ranch i.e. fuels, oil, additives and changes to laws Snacks and beverages; time for questions of speakers and viewing livestock on display
6:30 Join the Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce Ag Appreciation Banquet and Dance
Contacts for the tour: Denise Loyning (406-328-4095)
Arvid Eggen (406-765-7068)Mark Petersen (406-874-8200)
Tom Sparks (406-778-2320)
The Range Riders Museum in Miles City is an excellent place to view the history of ranching and life in Eastern Montana. It is
open 8:00-5:00 seven days a week and, if you mention the Hereford tour, you will get in for half price!
Sparks Ranch 15 mi. south of Plevna, MTTake exit 141 off of I-94 towards Baker
Take Hwy 12E 67 mi. til you reach PlevnaTurn Right to go South on 494 8mi.
Take Plevna Rd South 7mi.
Fort Keogh Take the I-94 Business
Loop WGo West at the tracks
Turn Right Onto Fort Keogh Road
