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<blockquote data-quote="BLL CATTLE" data-source="post: 817944" data-attributes="member: 16340"><p>Hello tried two different times last night to reply to this issue. I have never needed to respond to these forums, always been happy to read and learn from the subjects and responses, but this decision has struck a nerve. Little history, I am a 4 genertion hereford rancher located in eastern Montana. Our family has relied on selling, breeding, producing registered hereford cattle since 1935. Along with our commercial hereford cows, the commercial cattleman business of the registered business has payed the bills all these years. I never said registered herefords paid the bills, I said commercial segment of the beef industry has paid our way. Their was a comment made about registered breeders the last 20 or 30 years and what they have done to improve the breed. MY familys first and passionate thought on this subject is,of our breed, that we are so loyal to, has not done enough to be excepted back into the beef industry. Why???? FOUR problems, first an assosiation that doesnt care about the commerical man, breeders that only care about padding there own pocket by selling un sound, un proven genetics that are single trait selected that wont do the commercial man any good, hard fleshing, large framed, large B.W, not problem free genetics as we all say. The other two problems are strait L1, and polled genetics. There I said it, two of the most popular lines going for the hereford breed. Yes I have introduced both into this old established herd since I have taken the reins, and have culled, cut and sold most of these genetics because they are not what my customers want. In 1993 I started with polled cattle because my customers asked for them, are they the same, NOT even close. Not a life time of breeding behind them but enough years to start to see some differents but have had more issues with these polleds than none of you can believe. Another thing is the L1, great number cattle on paper, but show me, hardiness, longevity, structure correctness and even fertility. Got the great Mile City production sale cataloge the other day and sure nice to see that they can still sell genetics out of cows that dont even have a calf every year or sell the drys to be foundation builders for someones herd. Hurts me more to admit that our breed is still being screwed with and has the possibitlity to return where we have been 20 years ago and not be able to sell our genetics to the beef industry. WE all better learn from history what happened to the hereford breed and start breeding the hardiness, ruggedness, longevity, maternal, calving ease, efficient hereford cow that is problem free, that made us once number ONE. All breeders, even me have to lisen to the industry and follow the commerical mans lead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BLL CATTLE, post: 817944, member: 16340"] Hello tried two different times last night to reply to this issue. I have never needed to respond to these forums, always been happy to read and learn from the subjects and responses, but this decision has struck a nerve. Little history, I am a 4 genertion hereford rancher located in eastern Montana. Our family has relied on selling, breeding, producing registered hereford cattle since 1935. Along with our commercial hereford cows, the commercial cattleman business of the registered business has payed the bills all these years. I never said registered herefords paid the bills, I said commercial segment of the beef industry has paid our way. Their was a comment made about registered breeders the last 20 or 30 years and what they have done to improve the breed. MY familys first and passionate thought on this subject is,of our breed, that we are so loyal to, has not done enough to be excepted back into the beef industry. Why???? FOUR problems, first an assosiation that doesnt care about the commerical man, breeders that only care about padding there own pocket by selling un sound, un proven genetics that are single trait selected that wont do the commercial man any good, hard fleshing, large framed, large B.W, not problem free genetics as we all say. The other two problems are strait L1, and polled genetics. There I said it, two of the most popular lines going for the hereford breed. Yes I have introduced both into this old established herd since I have taken the reins, and have culled, cut and sold most of these genetics because they are not what my customers want. In 1993 I started with polled cattle because my customers asked for them, are they the same, NOT even close. Not a life time of breeding behind them but enough years to start to see some differents but have had more issues with these polleds than none of you can believe. Another thing is the L1, great number cattle on paper, but show me, hardiness, longevity, structure correctness and even fertility. Got the great Mile City production sale cataloge the other day and sure nice to see that they can still sell genetics out of cows that dont even have a calf every year or sell the drys to be foundation builders for someones herd. Hurts me more to admit that our breed is still being screwed with and has the possibitlity to return where we have been 20 years ago and not be able to sell our genetics to the beef industry. WE all better learn from history what happened to the hereford breed and start breeding the hardiness, ruggedness, longevity, maternal, calving ease, efficient hereford cow that is problem free, that made us once number ONE. All breeders, even me have to lisen to the industry and follow the commerical mans lead. [/QUOTE]
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