Lazy M said:
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Name an Angus operation in Kentucky where EVERY bull in the sale was a direct AI son? I asked my ABS rep who should know better than I do, and he said he has never seen a major sale here where EVERY SINGLE bull is sired via AI and is proven with a DNA test for parentage.
Please post the operation, I want to see their AAA sale report, just curious.
Start with Boyd's. Keep in mind that the ABS guy is a SALESMAN and will feed into your distorted self grandiosity if it will help him sell you a few more straws. I'm sure he rolls his eyes and chuckles as he pulls out of your place.
You misunderstood what I said. I'm talking a sale where EVERY bull is from a TOP AI sire. I'm not talking about the second string lineup.
Even Boyd is using a couple of his own bulls to sire the lots in that sale. One more thing according to NEFarmWife, if your "Daddy" set you up in the business you are disqualified from getting in on the Angus action. She said it, and we all know she is the "AUTHORITY" on Angus.
Grandiosity? Again, I think people like you affirm that we are making big inroads in a "Good ole boy" closed off business. At the end of the day, it's not about anything BUT the ANIMAL standing in front of you, and what we are producing is not exactly available everywhere you turn. You discount the effort and hard work that has gone into our operation as if everyone is doing this, not everyone is committed to what it takes to produce next level stock. You almost have me thinking that you are a competitor in Kentucky????
I feel at times that the seed stock producers in Kentucky have a conference call and they all agree to breed to the same sires, because each annual sale just has variations of the same theme. If that's what you like, great, but I like to take things in a different direction, the road less traveled. There is nothing wrong with playing it safe, but it becomes very boring at times. I think what really bothers you is that I don't have a carefully curated reputation to protect. I don't have to worry that if I say something, I might offend someone. I NEVER purposely set out to offend anyone, I just say what's on my mind. I could be the person who grins, shakes your hand, and tells you what you want to hear, but that's not me, for better or worse. I could also be the person who hides behind a made up screen name and lurks, again, not me. I had someone tell me the other day, that they could never post what I do, because they fear that their clients might get upset. What a horrible way to live your life, and to be constrained. I would not even be in the business if my hands were tied like that. Life has dealt me the cards where I can choose to breed what I like, versus what I have to breed in order to keep the lights on. Why do you think I admire Charles Herbster? Because he's got the lead view, he does what he wants, his view is not from an inferior position if you know what I mean.
As for the ABS guy, Ron and others on here that work with David can back me up when I say he is probably one of the most "by the book" people I have ever dealt with in the cattle business. He is an ABSOLUTE professional, A to Z. The notion that he laughs at his clients is completely false. He bends over backwards for his clients. In fact if more people in Kentucky would give him a call, they might be shocked at how their herds improve over a period of a few years. He knows that the majority of my semen purchases will not be ABS or Origen sires, but he helps me any way he can. Again, you are wrong and uninformed.
