Meet The Producers…
Nine Irons Seedstock is a group of cattle breeders who collectively
encompass 143 years of performance testing. These producers ranch
in varying environments from the sandhills, the plains and the
eastern slope, to the high mountains. The herds are several generations
deep in extremely progressive AI breeding programs, using curve
bending, moderate inputs. The breeds represented include registered
Black and Red Angus, Black and Red Nine Irons Composites, and
Black and Red Angus Hybrids. Selection pressure and criteria are
very tough and competitive to achieve an eventual test approval
for any bull or heifer that enters the program. The strength of
the Nine Irons Seedstock Program is its people. The dedicated
cattlemen, who for over 143 years collectively, have been performance
testing innovative genetics. Give any of us a call to visit about
the program.
Butch & Peggy Black - 25 years Seedstock Producer
(Black Ranches Inc. Commercial Cattle & Performance Quarter Horses)
Our ranch is nestled in the Sandhills of the Western Nebraska Panhandle. The weather here can get to be a challenge, but they say if you don’t like it, wait five minutes it will change.
Butch & Peggy have been associated with cattle and horses all of their lives. Butch is the fourth generation to run Black Ranches Inc. It takes a lot of time and energy to run this place. Our work is never done. You know what they say, if you think you are all caught up on your work then you are not looking hard enough.
Our cattle are the heart and soul of this place. We work real hard to keep up with the cattle industry. We stick to moderate frame, calving ease, low birth weight.
The horses are a challenge also. There is always something needing to be done with them. However we do enjoy having them here. They are fun to watch, and they make for some great photo shots.
If you are in our neck of the woods, stop in for a tour of our ranch. We will be glad to show you some cattle or if you rather some horses.
Butch & Peggy Black
Black Ranches Inc.
PO Box 37
Lakeside, NE 69351
308-762-4587
Lindner Ranches - 14 years Seedstock Producer
Lindner
Ranches is located in southwest Colorado, near the Durango area
(winter) and Pogosa Springs area (summer). Bob Lindner put these
six ranches together from 1971-1983. The ranches are nestled in
the San Juan Mountains, with elevations running from 7,000 to
10,000 feet.
The cow herd is the Nine Irons Composite Breed. This English X
Continental mix works well at high elevations and fits the environment.
There is 75 miles between the summer and winter ranches. Synchronization
and AI are implemented prior to hauling to the summer country.
For several generations of AI, calving ease/moderate-framed sires
have been used.
Lindner Ranches
Randy Halls - Manager
201 County Road 306
Durango, CO 81302
970-247-2320 (winter)
970-731-2952 (summer)
Karl and Janice Hueftle - 22 years Seedstock Producer
Karl
and Janice were married on July 31, 1949 and that was the start
of Hueftle Cattle Co. We live in the Platte Valley at Cozad, NE.
We are 4 miles south of I-80 and 3 miles south of the Platte River.
Besides the cow-calf operation we raise corn and alfalfa. Karl
and his Dad, Gus raised Hereford cattle until 1970 when Karl bought
his first Red Angus cattle from Sally Forbes. The Red Angus bulls
were bred to the Hereford cows for F-1's. In the late 80's, we
along with our son, Neil purchased a large group of Red Angus
cows. In 1989 we sold our first set of bulls to the King Ranch
in Texas. That was the beginning of raising and selling bulls.
Our operation consists of Red Angus and Red Angus-Simmental crosses,
using the top bloodlines possible. All the family which includes
Karla, Lee, Donnis, Neil, Nolan, Gil and Kim our herdsman , are
involved in the cattle business as all own cattle. In all, our
family consists of the 6 kids, 5 in-law's and 11 grandchildren
along with Kim and his family.
Karl and Janice Hueftle
Hueftle Cattle Company
75610 Highway 21
Cozad, NE 69130
308-784-3251
Slash 2 Livestock, INC. - 19 years Seedstock Producer
Vince
& Lori Poppe have been part of Nine Irons Seedstock Producers
from the beginning and have been selling seedstock with most of
the Nine Irons Producers since 1993. Vince manages the bull/test
and sale along with Blacks Feedlot.
Jake & Bree Poppe live east of Colorado Springs where they
raise their herd of Angus and Composite cattle. They both have
been part of our seedstock program, along with our daughter Sara
and her son Cade from the beginning, doing one aspect of it or
another.
Our herd consists of NIS Composites and purebred Angus located here in Nebraska and Colorado.
Slash 2 Livestock, INC. continues on in 2011 with the same genetic management as in the
past 20 years. Uniformity, moderation and high performance is
still a commitment in our program along with strong maternal traits
and good disposition. You’re always welcome to call or stop
by for a visit.
Slash 2 Livestock, INC.
1436 396 Trail
Ellsworth, NE 69340
308-762-5009
Poppe Livestock LLC - 5 years Seedstock Producer
Jake & Bree Poppe have been ranching in Eastern Colorado since 2003, and have been sending bulls to the sale since 2008. The ranch is just east of Colorado Springs at 6035 feet in elevation, on approximately 23,000 acres of annual grass country, where minimal supplemental feed is required, but where the right kind of cow is a necessity. Their herd consists of Angus & Composite females, and they continue to seek progressive genetics and innovative management practices to improve their operation.
In addition to the ranch, they raise and offer ranch/rope horses and stock dogs, mainly McCallum bred border collies. The last few years blessed them with two boys, Tate William (3y) and Trace Vincent (1). Tate’s got a passion for cattle like his Dad and is more help then needed most days with chores – and Trace’s zest for life inspires all who meet him! The coffee’s always on in the office. You’re always welcome to drop by for a cup and to talk cattle.
Poppe Livestock LLC.
10050 E US Hwy 24
Colorado Springs, CO 80951
303-912-2967
Darold and Lorna Tomsheck - 40 years Seedstock Producer
Near
the base of the rolling Sweetgrass Hills of Montana, less than
ten miles from the Canadian border, 300 mother cows and their
off-spring can be seen grazing where the rangeland meets the farmland.
They represent the pride and toil of the Tomsheck family. Darold
attended a school on artificial insemination in 1967 and has been
using that process and performance records ever since to build
the quality of his herd. In the early 70's he started using embryo
transplants to multiply his top genetics more rapidly and now
he has implemented ultrasound measurements to assess his herd
as well. He, his wife Lorna, and daughters Angela, Cherry and
Janna are the Tomsheck crew. All participate in the family business,
be it the AI or the roundups for weaning, data recovery, vaccinating
and the like. Darold also runs a small feedlot operation where
he furnishes cattle to sell as halves of beef to neighbors and
folks in the surrounding area. This provides an excellent source
of information for him on the yield and the efficiency of his
cattle. Although a ways off the "beaten path" the Tomshecks
are always happy to feed visitors and show off their cattle if
you find yourself in Oilmont, Montana.
Darold and Lorna Tomsheck
PO Box 399
Oilmont, MT 59466
406-937-3726
RD and Marianne Sutphen - 5 Years Seedstock Producer
R D and Marianne Sutphen ranch south of Lakeside, NE with their two children, 18 year old Kara and 14 year old Ty. The Sutphen’s operation consists of commercial cow/calf and purebred Red Angus. The commercial calves are sold off cows at weaning. All the cows, commercial and purebred, are fed native hay and cake in the winter and ran on native pasture in the summer. The cows are expected to raise a profitable calf and rebreed on sandhills grass. There are zero tolerance open cows, cows with poor dispositions and cows that raise poor calves. The registered cattle were added in 2005 with heifers purchased from Cross Diamond and Schuler Red Angus with the goal of producing moderate framed easy fleshing bulls to compliment the commercial herd. The purebreds are bred AI to the top sires in the Red Angus to attain this goal. If you have questions or would like to see the cattle, call or stop by anytime.
R D & Marianne Sutphen
13460 Road 181
Lakeside, NE 69351
308-763-1449
