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<blockquote data-quote="CattleMan1920" data-source="post: 1582654" data-attributes="member: 37967"><p>Great post Ken.</p><p></p><p>Here is the issue. There is a syndrome, not sure of the official name, whereby a person is afraid of success. They fear it, and what it can bring to their lives, therefore they avoid it at all costs and remain mediocre. Failure is comfortable and reliable for them.</p><p></p><p>Here is an article to read about it. I saw problem this when I was a trader on Wall Street, and it was pervasive among older traders.</p><p></p><p>http://bit.ly/2JXYcH8</p><p></p><p>Angus is a ridiculously successful breed not to mention brand. There are cattlemen that avoid it solely because they see it as hype, or they don't feel like they can raise the bar on their herd. I don't know why, but they just plain despise Angus. Much to their peril, business speaking, and possibly at calving and other times.</p><p></p><p>Now if you want to raise other breeds because you truly enjoy that breed, that's great, absolutely nothing wrong with that and I support your program, but if you (not actually you) are avoiding Angus because you think they have a plethora of problems and you believe they will spell the downfall of your operation, then I wish you well as you are phased out of the cattle business over time.</p><p></p><p>I've been given a huge amount of flack on this board because of my program. A lot of it from other people in the Angus breed which I know for a fact is just jealousy. But from the non Angus breeders that have put down everything we are doing, they rarely post pics, they rarely back up their theories, if ever, and we don't know who they are because they are behind a screen name.</p><p></p><p>Let me give people just one, of many reasons why Angus makes sense. As you all probably know, I have a substantial amount of SAV America 8018 semen in my possession which I am already using. Already, based solely on this particular animal, I have the following:</p><p></p><p>I've been offered so far $1000 per straw on the semen</p><p></p><p>I have people contacting me privately to reserve bulls from this sire, even though those bulls could be 24 months away.</p><p></p><p>I have contacted operations in Canada, Uruguay, and Argentina that have interest in purchasing embryos from the daughters of this sire, even further away in the future than the bulls.</p><p></p><p>I've spoken with a representative from the Midland bull test and we are planning on submitting 5 America sons into the test.</p><p></p><p>Now each time I post things like this, people come out of the woodwork to dimish everything I say, then I, as always, prove them wrong, which isn't too much effort on my part.</p><p></p><p>Let's compare a sire like America to the Gelbvieh bull on another thread. He's a nice bull, but do you REALLY think all of those marketing opportunities would present themselves with that bull? Do you think if I had a Longhorn/Charolais mix with a dash of I don't know what breed in there, that any of above would be possible? H.ell no is the answer.</p><p></p><p>That is why Angus makes TOTAL sense if you are wanting your cattle business to get to the next level.</p><p></p><p>I'm not doing this as a hobby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleMan1920, post: 1582654, member: 37967"] Great post Ken. Here is the issue. There is a syndrome, not sure of the official name, whereby a person is afraid of success. They fear it, and what it can bring to their lives, therefore they avoid it at all costs and remain mediocre. Failure is comfortable and reliable for them. Here is an article to read about it. I saw problem this when I was a trader on Wall Street, and it was pervasive among older traders. http://bit.ly/2JXYcH8 Angus is a ridiculously successful breed not to mention brand. There are cattlemen that avoid it solely because they see it as hype, or they don’t feel like they can raise the bar on their herd. I don’t know why, but they just plain despise Angus. Much to their peril, business speaking, and possibly at calving and other times. Now if you want to raise other breeds because you truly enjoy that breed, that's great, absolutely nothing wrong with that and I support your program, but if you (not actually you) are avoiding Angus because you think they have a plethora of problems and you believe they will spell the downfall of your operation, then I wish you well as you are phased out of the cattle business over time. I've been given a huge amount of flack on this board because of my program. A lot of it from other people in the Angus breed which I know for a fact is just jealousy. But from the non Angus breeders that have put down everything we are doing, they rarely post pics, they rarely back up their theories, if ever, and we don't know who they are because they are behind a screen name. Let me give people just one, of many reasons why Angus makes sense. As you all probably know, I have a substantial amount of SAV America 8018 semen in my possession which I am already using. Already, based solely on this particular animal, I have the following: I've been offered so far $1000 per straw on the semen I have people contacting me privately to reserve bulls from this sire, even though those bulls could be 24 months away. I have contacted operations in Canada, Uruguay, and Argentina that have interest in purchasing embryos from the daughters of this sire, even further away in the future than the bulls. I've spoken with a representative from the Midland bull test and we are planning on submitting 5 America sons into the test. Now each time I post things like this, people come out of the woodwork to dimish everything I say, then I, as always, prove them wrong, which isn't too much effort on my part. Let's compare a sire like America to the Gelbvieh bull on another thread. He's a nice bull, but do you REALLY think all of those marketing opportunities would present themselves with that bull? Do you think if I had a Longhorn/Charolais mix with a dash of I don't know what breed in there, that any of above would be possible? H.ell no is the answer. That is why Angus makes TOTAL sense if you are wanting your cattle business to get to the next level. I'm not doing this as a hobby. [/QUOTE]
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