New Blood

Our South Poll herd is increasing.

Glenn and Becky returned from a trip to Missouri where they attended the annual meeting of the South Poll Grass-fed Cattle Association with a few head of South Poll cattle in tow. Transitioning away from Black Angus, South Poll is now our breed of choice; an up and coming breed for our all natural grazing regime.  Remember you heard it here first…South Poll will be the new prime beef…move over Angus, you best days are now behind.

Scruffy

Our largest purchase, all 1900+/- pounds, is an eight-year-old South Poll bull, named Scruffy.  Little Red, our previous main and only herd bull, is in residence at ‘55’, so the unloading after midnight went without fanfare; just the way I like it, calm and uneventful.  At the unloading, I was instructed to stand by on open section not secured by fencing or a gate, to direct Scruffy in the right direction, if need be.  By the time I got to my assigned location, Scruffy had already walked off the trailer and into his new quarters.  No jumping, no bellowing, not looking for an escape route, no excitement; just a slow, measured walk into the darkness of the pasture.  Wow!  I am going to like this bull.

Also, four yearling heifers, all South Poll, were purchased from the same producer. These heifers have different genetics than the bull, so future breeding between them will not be a concern.  We will see the results of Scruffy with the new calves come next April.  We are hoping for an exclamation of…

‘Outstanding!’