This registered Hereford herd was started in 1948 by my father Harold. The ranch, located in southwest Nebraska, is now operated by myself, my wife Lana, along with our son Heath and his wife Michelle and our daughter Tracy and her husband Tim Tyan.
      Our goal has always been to produce low maintenance cattle that can thrive on the range with minimum feed. Our Hereford cows are smaller framed than most purebred cows. We have selected for above average milk, as well as for thickness and fleshing ability. We’ve also selected for extra pigment in an attempt to eliminate most of the problems associated with Hereford cattle. We have found that red pigment on the feet and udders of our cattle makes them harder footed and not as susceptible to sun and snow burn on the udders and teats.
      We run our registered Hereford cows together with a large herd of commercial cows in a low input operation. We are basically a commercial outfit raising bulls for other commercial outfits. You can buy these Hereford bulls with total confidence because they are sound, problem free bulls that should work well on almost any breed of cow. Keith & Lana Lapp, phone 308-286-3644; Heath and Michelle Lapp, phone 308-286-3489; Tim and Tracy Tyan, phone 308-286-3408.

      Ichthys Cattle Enterprise is under the stewardship of Lanny and Kristin Greenhalgh (and four little helpers). One way we desire to glorify King Jesus is through the production of the right kind of cattle with PCC. We truly think the genetics PCC offers will help people be more profitable in their cattle operations.
      ICE is located near Guide Rock, Nebraska, in the rolling hills 6 miles north of the Republican River Valley. We currently lease a Red Angus herd and a Composite herd from PCC. The cows graze pasture in the spring and summer months and utilize crop residues throughout the fall and winter. These cows can (and usually do) look rough during the winter, but most will bounce back and be as fat as ticks in the summer. Every year I am amazed at what these cattle can go through and still breed back. Those that don't breed back, of course, are sold, as well as those with bad udders. You will NOT find pampered cattle on our ranch; we can't afford it — and you don't want it in a seedstock producer. Calving is targeted for May/June. We also have PCC bred heifers and cows for sale since all females are given a shot at being a replacement and this typically leaves us with more breeding stock than we have capacity for. We have also started a bred heifer development program by buying carefully selected PCC influenced yearlings and A.I. breeding them to top PCC bulls. We are pleased to visit with you about PCC and can show you the cattle if you would like. Lanny and Kristin Greenhalgh, phone 402-257-3788.

     Triple L Angus Farms is owned and operated by Garth and Joni Lloyd of NE Missouri. We have four children — Taylor, Hunter, Connor and Jackson and really enjoy this way of life. We see sustainability as our main objective in passing this way of life on to our children. Our goal is to produce low input cattle (inputs = calfhood vaccinations and salt/mineral) that graze year-round on the fescue pastures of the midwest. When we were looking for the type of cattle that could do this, Pharo Cattle Company was (and still is) generations ahead of other seedstock producers in genetics and philosophy. In 2007 we made a lot of changes and began High Density (or mob) grazing. The cows have taken right to it. The results have been dramatic- but don't try this with anything but low input genetics.
      We feel very fortunate to work with Pharo Cattle Company and the people that make up this organization. If you are ever in our area, we'd love to show you our operation. Joni and Garth Lloyd, phone 660-945-3918.