Montana Stockgrowers Members among Top Seedstock Producers in U.S.
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As an organization founded in 1884, the Montana Stockgrowers Association has worked with a fair number of ranchers through the years who are leaders in our industry. The values of excellence, leadership, collaboration, optimism and innovation certainly ring true within the organization and the ranchers who MSGA represents.
According to a list published by BEEF Magazine earlier this year, MSGA members continue to be an influential force in the ranching business. Among BEEF Magazine’s 2015 Seedstock 100 listing, thirteen are members of the Montana Stockgrowers Association.
These ranchers speak to not only the reputation and prominence of the organization, but also the Montana Seedstock business as a whole. Montana Stockgrowers is proud to have many of them as active members in the organization.
The Seedstock 100 listing ranks ranch operations across the country according to bull sales volume and is reflective of the operations’ influence on U.S. beef cattle herd genetics. Dedication to managing cattle herds with heavy emphasis on genetics that are in demand across the industry is certainly an attainment any Seedstock producer can be proud to claim.
According to BEEF Magazine, the ranking is “based on the number of bulls marketed annually, not the number of cattle, the number of cattle registered annually, or the number of cows listed in inventories with a breed association or other genetic organization.”
In the article prefacing the listing, BEEF Magazine recognizes the Seedstock 100 rankings as beneficial to:
- Establish a benchmark for the level of Seedstock concentration,
- Establish another benchmark other than annual registrations or purebred cow inventory to gauge breed genetic influence,
- Recognize Seedstock producers who make all or a substantial portion of their cattle income from the Seedstock business.
Montana ranchers and MSGA members included in the Seedstock 100 rankings include:
- DeBruycker Charolais; Lloyd DeBruycker, Dutton
- Sitz Angus; Bob Sitz, Harrison
- Ludvigson Stock Farms; Ryan Ludvigson, Billings
- Vermilion Ranch; Bob Cook, Billings
- Eaton Charolais; Lee Eaton, Lindsay
- KG Ranch; Paul Doddridge, Three Forks
- Stevenson Angus; Keith Stevenson, Hobson
- Green Mountain Angus Ranch; Tim Todd, Ryegate
- Gartner-Denowh Angus Ranch; Mick Denowh, Sidney
- Felton Angus Ranch; Jim Felton, Springdale
- Gateway Simmental and Lucky Cross; Jim Butcher, Lewistown
- Arntzen Angus Ranch; Keith Arntzen, Hilger
- Hinman Angus; Dave Hinman, Malta
Montana Stockgrowers wants to congratulate these influential ranchers for their accomplishments and leadership role in the cattle business today. MSGA also thanks these ranchers for their dedication and contributions to one of the most prominent cattlemen’s organizations in the nation.