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Volume 3 The Annual Publication of the American Murray Grey Association Issue 1

Southern Style Beef!

Murray Greys in the Deep South Making Meat on Grass & Hay Without Brahman Influence!

We will be offering about 1/2 of our herd for sale

this fall. This is an opportunity to procure good cattle adapted to the heat and humidity. Call or email for information.

Indian Creek Cattle

DENNIS BARRON1515 HIGHWAY 198

CARNESVILLE, GA 30521

Phone: 706-384-3400 Email: [email protected]

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AmericAn murrAy Grey AssociAtion

Po Box 153 new Bethlehem, PA 16242

Phone: 502.384.2335

emAil: [email protected] weBsite: www.murrAyGreyBeefcAttle.com

John Gerow - Executive Director Gennie Gerow - Registrar

Cover - California Dreamin’ - Murray Grey heifers graze summer grass in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Courtesy Carrie Richards.

Founded in 1971, the American Murray Grey Association (AMGA) is the original Murray Grey registry in the Unit-ed States. A 501(C) 3, Not for Profit Corporation, AMGA serves as an archive for pedigrees of registered Murray Greys in the US, provides promotional services to its mem-bers and strives to build name recognition for both Murray Grey cattle and Murray Grey beef. The Association is governed by a 6 member elected board of directors with recognized regional associations being able to have a representative on the board. George Virtue is currently serving as President of the Board for 2017. John Gerow serves as the Association’s Executive Director and Gennie Gerow is both Office Manager and Registrar. In an effort to meet the needs of all Murray Grey breeders, AMGA offers both traditional pedigree registration and Genetic Evaluation registration on the Whole Herd Reporting format. Breeders who do not want EPDs can opt for the traditional pedigree registration. The Genetic Evaluation is available for those breeders who want to develop industry standard Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) for their breeding and marketing pro-grams. Complementing the registry programs AMGA offers market-ing assistance for members marketing retail beef through the Certified American Murray Grey Beef program. The Association maintains a website to provide basic information for people unfamiliar with the breed and to serve as a medium for updates and Association news between publications of the online Murray Grey News magazine. The website also contains a listing of current AMGA members and their contact information for potential buyers to use. The American Murray Grey Association will also put the results of the Igenity Silver Profile genetic test on registration certificates. Take a look at all that AMGA offers and let us work with you to develop your Murray Grey breeding and marketing programs.

American

Murray Grey Association

George Virtue - President541 - 367 - 5164

Chandler Lindsley - Vice President 972 - 979 - 6523 Northwest Rep

Julie Harris - Secretary541 - 572 - 2558

Sherie Clark - Treasurer330 - 323 - 5508

George Germaine Michael Birch 360 - 827- 3528 410 - 557 - 6450

Adam Lasch262 - 749 - 8412

2017 AMGABoard of Directors

Lasch Livestock

Adam and Betsy Lasch Lake Geneva, WI

262-749-8412Murray Grey Semen Available

Inside Front Cover -

Indian Creek Cattle - Dennis Barron - Georgia

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1 - Lasch Livestock - Wisconsin

19 - Mariah Point - Clinton Smith - Illinois

20 - YRREP - Perry Coblentz - Kentucky

Sunrise Hill Ranch - The Harris Family Oregon

21 - Autumn’s Harvest Farm - Tim & Sarah Haws - New York

22 - Diamond G Farm - George & Cheryl Germaine - Washington

Backbone Ranch - Chanler Lindsley & Hays Boyd - Texas

23 - Steeple View Ranch - Mickey Fancher - Wisconsin

24 - Glenbrook Farm - David Moeller - Indiana

25 - Richards Ranch - Tom Richards - California

Homestead Murray Greys - Roger & Lisa Garland - Indiana

26 - Circle S Farm - Diana Beckius - Wisconsin

McCully Mountain MGs - Steve & Kathy Walker - Oregon

Grand Oaks - Robert Halser - Wisconsin

Fox Hill Farm - Larry Lampman - New York

North West Murray Grey Association

Circle W Murray Greys - Rebecca Weatherford - Gerogia

JDM Farm - Jerry MIller - Indiana

27 - Parson’s Orchard - Steve Parsons - Michigan

28 - Poverty Hill - Cohen & Langmaid - Vermont

Rockin’ R Ranch - Rob Newburn - Idaho

Highlawn Farm - Roslyn Koontz - Virginia

Shoeandsais - Craig Shoemaker - Wisconsin

Lopez Farm - Paula Lopez - Texas

Hillside Acres - George & Sharon Virtue - Oregon

Inside Back Cover -

Victory Farm - Harold & Sherie Clark - Ohio

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Index to Advertisersfrom the desk of the

Executive Director

John E. GerowExecutive Director

Tattoo Year Letter2015 - C 2017 - E 2019 - G

2016 - D 2018 - F 2020 - H

We are very pleased to release this third annual edition of the American Murray Grey Association’s

“Shades of Grey” magazine. We are extremely gratified with the quality and number of ads that our members have contributed. “Shades of Grey” is totally funded by its advertisers and we could not present this marvelous publication without our advertisers. Please be sure to give our advertisers special consideration when you are looking to buy Murray Grey cattle or semen.

2017 has been an exciting year. We have had many new breeders become members and many of them become advertisers. AMGA has been able to attend two grazing conferences this year; one in Pennsylvania and one in Indiana. We got memberships and classified ads from these exposures. We have also been able to advertise in the “Stockman Grass-farmer”magazine. Our Directors hope that these attempts at outreach to the industry will result in growth of our breed and of our Association.

If you are an AMGA member and enjoying this magazine, I would invite you to make your plans now to advertise with us next year. We also want photographs, articles, and topics of interest from our membership for future issues. Become involved! It is your Association and your publication. Kindest personal regards to all.


George Virtue, Hillside Acres, Sweet Home, OR

The President’s Corner - Carcass Ultrasound

Beef producers are constantly seek-ing ways to improve various areas

of their herd. These areas might range from conformation, fertility, daily gain, conception rates and many others. One area getting a lot of attention these days are carcass traits. One of the more popular Murray Grey bulls in North America is Gentle Acres Trojan 66C. He has well over 100 registered progeny and a much larg-er group which are unregistered. One would think that a bull with so many progeny would have a large reliable amount of carcass data. But when one looks up Trojan’s carcass EPD’s through Breedplan, there is very little. Why is that? Carcass data is collected 2 ways: The most common way is through USDA in-spected processing plants where mea-surements are taken by USDA inspec-tors. A complicated inspection grade is established for the carcass. USDA quality grades might be Standard, Select, Choice or Prime. USDA yield grades might be 1 through 5. The data collected by USDA inspectors can be passed on to ABRI and become part of Breedplan EPD’s. This is an accurate way to gain carcass data but with one major problem--the animal must be slaughtered. The amount of time a beef producer needs to select, breed, grow and then slaughter takes years before any real data can be collected. The other less common but increasingly pop-ular way to gain carcass data is through Ultrasound Technology. All major breed associations re-quire that ultrasound images be collected

only by technicians certified by the Ultra-sound Guidelines Council (UGC). Over the last decade, the UGC has developed a set of guidelines that ensures techni-cians take images in a consistent manner. Because of this, Ultrasound Technology has become increasingly accurate. When compared to USDA slaughter grades, Ul-trasound has shown to be very close; Rib Eye Area (REA) is detected within .6 to .7 square inches, Intramuscular Fat area (IMF) is detected within .8% to .9% and Rump Fat is detected within .04” to .05”. The consistency of Ultrasound measure-ments when compared to USDA slaug

ter grades has become very reliable. The big plus for Ultrasound is that data collected by Ultrasound tech-nicians can be used to calculate carcass EPD’s. This data is obtained while the bull or heifer in question is still a year-ling. For EPD calculations, Murray Grey bulls or heifers need to be scanned within 320-410 days of age. Carcass Ultrasound scanning can also be done just before slaughtering at a plant where UDSA inspectors are not available. Our county 4-H/FFA fair has provided Ultrasound scanning results to the Auction buyers before the sale. This scan data has proved an economically valuable tool to the

youngsters as they market their animals. Those calves grading Choice sell better than those grading Select. So, what do we need to do to gain carcass data through Ultrasound technology? The first thing to do is find a Certified Ultrasound Technician. One near you can be located at http://www.ultrasoundbeef.com/Technicians.php#. There you will find technicians all over the US. Typical cost for Ultrasound scan-ning is $15.00 to $25.00 per head. There are mileage and setup considerations that depend on the number of animals being scanned and the distance the technician

must travel. The number of Ultrasound technicians has been expanding recently. The days of traveling 300 miles are nearly over! Once you have obtained a technician, he will direct you to obtain Barn Sheets. A Barn Sheet can be obtained from a Centralized Ultra-sound Processing Lab (CUP Lab). We use the one started at Iowa State University, and has been around the longest. You can contact them at https://www.cuplab.com . The Barn Sheet for AMGA requires Tattoo, weight, weight date, scan date, member ID and scan

age. The Ultrasound Technician will scan the animals and fill out the Barn Sheets. Then the technician will send that data to the CUP Lab. The CUP lab will process the raw ultrasound data into REA, IMF and Rump Fat data. That data will be combined with the breeders Barn Sheet information and be sent to the AMGA Office. AMGA will send the CUP data to ABRI. Finally ABRI will transform all new data from the CUP Lab and existing Breedplan data into EPD’s.When all is said and done, Ultrasound Technology can shave years off of a beef producers carcass improvement program.

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2017 Ohio Beef Expo Champions

Grand Champion BullATI Outlaw 1527C

OSU/ATIWooster, OH

The 2017 Ohio Beef Expo Murray Grey Show was held on March 17, 2017 at theOhio Exposition Center, Columbus, Ohio.

Grand Champion FemaleLRF Bubble Gum

Limestone Ridge FarmBedford, IN

Reserve Grand Champion BullLanes Dante

Lane Cattle Co.Clarks Hill, IN

Reserve Grand Champion FemaleCircle S SweetheartCircle S Stock Farms

Endeavor, WI


2017 Clark County Fair Champions

The 2017 Clark County Fair Murray Grey Show was held on August 6, 2017 at theClark County Fairgrounds in Vancouver, WA.

Grand Champion BullSunrise Pat’s Dynamite

Sunrise Hill Ranch Myrtle Point, OR

Grand Champion FemaleMLJ YumaMLJ Ranch

Richfield, WA

Reserve Grand Champion BullDG Captain TJ

Diamond G FarmVadar, WA

Reserve Grand Champion FemaleSS Denali

Silver Star Cattle Co.Ridgefield, WA


The Changing US Beef MarketCompiled by AMGA

Since the mid 1970s, per capita beef consumption in the United

States has declined by nearly 40%, according to USDA figures. Driving the decline in beef eating has been unsubstantiated claims that beef causes heart disease, animal rights concerns about factory farming and animal abuse, environmental concerns about large scale feedlots and large scale crop farming. In the 1960s there was even a “counter culture” claim that eating beef contributed to societal violence - citing as “proof” the assumed “fact” that boxers and football players ate steak before matches and games. Along with these attacks on beef, decreasing disposable household incomes have contributed to a decline in beef consumption and a rise in the consumption of lower priced chicken and pork.

Often overlooked in conventional analyses of the declining consumption of beef is that by the mid-1970’s the composition of American beef had radically changed. For nearly 100 years, British beef breeds, mostly Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn had provided nearly all the commercial, retail beef sold in the US. By the middle of the 1970s, European breeds of cattle developed as oxen (Charolais, Maine Anjou and Chianina) and dairy (Simmental, Brown Swiss, Friesian and Holstein) were being used extensively in the US beef herd. The resulting beef product lacked the marbling, flavor and tenderness that American beef consumers had been used to. Compounding the lack of quality caused by the inclusion of non-beef breed genetics, the feedlot industry began harvesting cattle

at “Select” marbling rather than finishing to the better eating grade of “Choice”. The industry decision to harvest “Select” cut feed costs, thereby increasing profit margins for the feedlot industry. Quality of the finished product—great-tasting beef—became secondary to maximizing profit.

Despite the trend of the commercial beef industry, the grass finished beef market is surging. According to Dr. Allen Williams, former Animal Science professor, consultant and large scale grass finishing producer in Mississippi, there were about 100 serious grass finishing operations in the United States in 1998. These few farms were producing a meager $3 -$4 million worth of beef annually. In 2016, there was $4.0 billion worth

of grass finished beef sold in the US. However, only $560 million of this was domestically produced with over $3.4 billion worth of product being imported from overseas, primarily New Zealand and Argentina. Dr. Williams projects that grass finished beef will represent 30% of the US beef market by the year 2025.

In the last 20 years, grass finished beef has captured almost 10% of the total beef market in the United States. Considering that the vast majority of that is imported product, there is a tremendous market potential for domestically produced grass finished beef. When combining the imported product with a potential additional 20% growth in demand, US beef producers could produce and market nearly $4 billion worth of additional grass finished beef in the next 10 years. Murray Grey cattle should be a major player in this new market.Murray Grey cattle possess more of the tenderness and marbling genes than other breeds, according to a compilation of results published by Neogen Igenity in 2015. Farmers and ranchers around the country are direct marketing grass fed Murray Grey beef at significant premiums. Producers from California to Vermont, from Wisconsin to Texas are producing restaurant quality beef on grass. Murray Grey breeders are well situated to succeed in the grass fed market, with careful planning given to forage management, selection of outstanding individuals for replacement stock, and genomic testing for tenderness and marbling when possible.

The Murray Grey breed possesses a greater percentage of outstanding carcass traits than almost any other beef breed in the world. The surge in the grass-finished beef demand in the United States is a golden opportunity for Murray Grey producers to capitalize on this growing market. A succulent, tender, great-tasting, grass finished steak is hard to find, but our Murray Grey breed can provide it!

Murray Greys grazing excellent pasture in Virginia. Photo courtesy Shay & Kam Aulie, Troy VA.

Grass-fed marketers have the unique opportunity to define themselves and their product and to use their good reputations to stake a share of the growing grass-fed market. The definition or statement that you develop, adopt, or choose to use can be a very simple thing or can be a very complete definition of you feeding, management, and herd health programs. Seven Sons Family Farm in Roanoke, IN have a very complete “protocol” that not only defines what cattle are to be fed, but what feeds and additives are strictly prohibited. Their statement also includes rate of gain and projected harvest weights. This “protocol” not only defines Seven Sons’ “grass-fed” beef, but it also serves as an agreement between Seven Sons and the farmers who produce beef for them. The definition provides an informal guarantee to the buyers of Seven Sons beef.

Depending on the magnitude and sophistication of your marketing scheme your definition may be something as simple as 4 or 5 bullet points printed on the back of your business card, to several written paragraphs defining your grazing, feeding and herd health programs


Define Your Product for Greater Market ShareAmerican Murray Grey Association Staff

Beef producers who are truly observing the world around them

are finding themselves in what can be an new, exciting, challenging, and potentially, very profitable world. The old order of commodity, retail beef is dying out and consumers are searching for healthier alternatives to the bland, flavorless, tough beef they are being offered in the grocery stores around the country. Commodity beef, grain fed in conventional feedlots and marketed through the nation’s network of big wholesalers and retail grocery stores is losing market share to natural, grass fed beef. But, in this new marketing world there is a lack of definition about what exactly “natural” and “grass fed” really mean.

There is no controlling, legal authority as to what defines “all-natural” or “grass-fed” beef in the United States. Rather than being concerned about this lack of definition, producers and marketers should consider this as the opportunity of a lifetime. In reality, any beef marketer can label there product as “natural” or “grass-fed”, even if it comes out of a feedlot. However, the same lack of boundaries that may seem to play into the hands of the unscrupulous, give the honest, quality minded producer a “leg up” in the market. Even though we tend to think that the beef industry is a huge, sprawling thing, it is really a rather small community. We know one another around the country and our reputations always precede us. If we are persons of integrity, our word is our bond and our reputation will be good and our name will sell our beef,

that you might have as a handout to buyers or on your website. But, whether you choose a simple statement or a complex definition, the single most critical thing to remember and to keep in mind, is that whatever you put into writing, must accurately reflect what you actual do with your animals. It is, after all, a small community and your reputation will precede you.

If you are interested in developing a definition of your particular vision of “natural”, “all-natural”, or “grass-fed” beef, please feel free to contact the American Murray Grey Association. We will be glad to work with you to develop a working statement that can be the definition of your Murray Grey beef and a guarantee to your retail customers. We encourage all Murray Grey breeders to take advantage of this unique opportunity to help move

our breed into a position of prominence in this new marketing world in which we are finding ourselves. Getting identified Murray Grey beef onto the barbeque grills and tables of folks around the country, will move our breed forward. Our cattle produce “The World’s Best Beef Eating Experience”. Define your product and capture your share of the new market.California Murray Greys

Courtesy Carrie Richards


Improve Pastures to Optimize Your Production

The market for grass finished beef has grown tremendously in the

last 20 years, representing about 10% of the beef consumed in the US today. Industry analysts project that grass fed beef will capture about 30% of the market in the next few years. Murray Greys are well positioned to take a big chunk of that potential growth.

But, it takes more than just good genetics to make good grass finished beef. Even the best set of beef cattle genetics will not finish on poorly managed pastures. In order to finish cattle to a Choice or better grade, pastures have to be more than just a big fenced area where grasses and weeds grow; where you turn the cows out in the spring and go get them in the fall. Pastures need to be managed like a crop in order to optimize grass growth and animal performance.

Pasture management can be extraordinarily complex – but, when distilled down to the basics it is really quite simple. In simplest terms, don’t overgraze or under graze. Graze heavy enough to force cattle to eat all the plants there and allow the pasture enough time to regrow before grazing again. Improving pastures can be as simple as developing a three or four pasture rotation system or going to full-blown Adaptive Management, which is a system of extreme stock density and multiple herd moves daily.

Pasture management systems cannot succeed if they are too complex and to unwieldy for the time and resources of the farm or ranch manager. The best designed pasture system will fail if the manager cannot do the management tasks required. A

simple system that can be handled is better than a complex system that is too difficult to work.

The benefits of pasture improvement are many fold. A recent Texas research study shows that improved pasture management leads to more plants per square foot, meaning less bare ground, higher forage yields and cooler surface temperatures. Managed grazing also leads to more plant diversity, which provides a wider range of micro nutrients than a monoculture pasture. Increasing plant population also improves soil organic matter and water holding capacity. All of these benefits continue to increase with time, making improved pastures better over a period of years.

The combination of good Murray Grey genetics and well managed pastures can almost guarantee a Choice finished beef of excellent eating quality. There are many sources of information available for beef producers to utilize in pasture development. Cooperative Extension Services are well versed in pasture management. There are numerous grazing conferences around the country and there are good pasture managers all around the country who are more than willing to share their experiences. You have the genetics and the grass – match them up wisely and be part of the growth of the grass finished industry.

A Simple Natural, Grass-fed DefinitionWith no legal definition of “natural” or “grass-fed” in the United States, individual marketers need to define what makes their beef “natural” and “grass-fed”. Below is an example of a simple, clearly stated definition of “natural grass-fed” beef.

Our cattle are: - humanely raised using Holistic, sustainable farm management practices - - only fed non – GMO pasture grasses or grass type hay or haylage from weaning to harvest

Our cattle are NEVER fed: - grain or grain by - products - growth enhancers or implanted with growth hormones or steroids - animal by - products- sub-therapeutic levels of antibiotics

This simple bullet list definition can be adapted to your specific management practices. It can be used in this form, or expanded into several paragraphs should you so wish. The important thing to remember is to define your product according to your management system. In other words, make sure that you do what you say you are doing.

Contact the American Murray Grey Association for help in defining and labeling your natural grass-fed Murray Grey Beef.


Farmers & Ranchers Market BeefBy: John Gerow, AMGA Executive Director

It can be daunting for the small scale beef producer to contemplate

marketing beef in competition with the gargantuan “Angus” beef labels. Non-Angus producers often feel intimidated by the overwhelming, overblown hype that has driven the beef market for the last 25 years. But, there are those among us who are breaking through the noise and getting top premiums for their Murray Grey beef. These entrepreneurial farmers and ranchers are opening doors that we have long considered closed.

Out in California, the 6th generation Richards Ranch in Oregon House, is producing and marketing Murray Grey and MG sired calves from their 200 brood cows, about 30 of which are registered Murray Greys. Ranch manager, Tom Richards, tells “Shades” that along with marketing grass-fed beef, he is breeding up his herd to purebred status with home raised heifers and is selling a few good bulls into neighboring ranch herds. He says that they focus on black and dark gray animals for these purposes in order to address the “black is better” mindset. Along

with their own steers and heifers, Richards Ranch finishes about 300 Angus Murray Grey cross steers from another ranch in Northern California. He expects to market about 500 head this year.

After attempting to market directly to consumers, Tom said that they have been selling into the restaurant trade in the San Francisco area. The direct marketing did not work well due to problems with sorting and packing for individual buyers. Selling directly to restaurants is much simpler; even if it may be a little less profitable. Restaurants buy the whole carcass – some restaurants buy mostly burger and some buy mostly the roast and steak cuts. There is enough demand in the Bay Area for burger that Richards Ranch is able to market young cull cows for “ground cow” burger as well, adding to the value of the cattle at the end of their productive lives. Steak and roast cuts bring between $6 and $8 per pound and burger brings $4 - $5. Tom said that they have been seeing about 25% growth in demand annually. He hopes to break $1,000,000 in sales this year.

The Richards Ranch cattle are run in a traditional grazing system in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. The cow herd is maintained on grass pastures and hay, feeder cattle are grown and finished on pasture. Cattle are harvested between 20 and 24 months of age directly off pasture weighing about 1200 pounds. They dress about 60% and cut out about 350 pounds of boneless beef per animal.

The Richards Ranch bunch is not going to let grass grow under their feet. They are looking ahead to building new marketing opportunities. This summer, Richards Ranch hosted a steak dinner for locals restaurant owners at the ranch. They served NY strip steaks that were cut specifically for the restaurant trade. A local group in Grass Valley, CA is trying to develop an Organic Co-operative Grocery Store and Meat Market in

Grass Valley. This would be another local outlet for their beef. Tom is convinced that the best route for direct marketing is through good, well respected local butcher shops that cater to high end product and customers.

As a side note, Tom Richards says that they do finish “a few” steers on a corn based diet for some local customers. However, Tom notes that these buyers pay $400 per head more to cover the cost of the purchased grain!

Meanwhile, in the Northern Mid-West, AMGA member Vernon “Shorty” Hochstettler of Schwarzerde Murray Greys in LaGrange, IN has partnered with Seven Sons Family Farms of Roanoke, IN to provide a

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Steak Dinner at Richards Ranch for Beef “Opinion Leaders” - courtesy Carrie Richards

Richards Ranch Murray Greys - courtesy Carrie Richards


Farmers & Ranchers Market Beef (continued from Page 9)

premium market for grass-fed beef for neighboring farmers willing to use Murray Grey bulls and meet the Seven Sons strict grass-fed protocol. Seven Sons Family Farms is a natural, pasture based farming operation that markets pastured pork, poultry, and eggs as well as the grass-fed beef. They market their products to consumer buying groups from the Eastern Chicago suburbs back through the Toledo area. Over the past few years, Shorty and Seven Sons have built the Murray Grey sired portion of their grass-fed market through Seven Sons to about 500 head from about 30 cooperating herds in Northern Indiana. The cooperating producers receive a good solid premium for their grass finished Murray Grey sired steers. Several of the cooperating farmers have become AMGA members and are registering and recording calves to build their own purebred Murray Grey herds. The Seven Sons processed Murray Grey cattle are finished at about 1,100 pounds off pasture or grass based winter forage. On average, they dress about 63%, hanging 700 pound carcasses on the rail and yielding about 350 pounds of boneless, saleable product.

Even the butcher who processes the Seven Sons cattle wants in on the action. He is so impressed with the Murray Greys that he has processed that he is looking for bulls and females for

his new Murray Grey herd!

Farther East, Tim Haws of Autumn’s Harvest Farm in Auburn, NY is finding it very easy to sell the high quality beef that he is producing on his farm in the Finger Lakes Region. Tim and his wife Sarah are first generation farmers who have been building a beef production and marketing program for more than 15 years. Starting out with 2 Angus cows, they experimented with several breeds: Simmentals, Herefords, British Whites, Red Angus and some black baldies. In 2009 Tim ran into Ernest Woods, a long time Murray Grey breeder from Marathon, NY.

After a long phone conversation and a visit to Ernie’s farm, Tim and Sarah bought their first Murray Grey bull. They were hooked, and over the years purchased weaned heifers from Ernie and bought his whole herd when he retired. There are currently about 150 head of Murray Grey’s at Autumn's Harvest Farm, and Tim hopes to eventually run all Murray Greys.

Tim and Sarah are passionate about raising their cattle in a natural, holistic and sustainable way. One of their goals is to improve the land and environment through their farming methods. Their grazing system and grass finished beef fits well with their philosophy. Tim says that the Murray Greys do well on pasture because of their feed efficiency. “They simply gain more on less,” he says. The Haws’ use the knowledge that they are gaining with their grazing and Murray Greys to help educate people about the positive environmental impact that managed grazing has on the environment. The Haws’ market their beef through several venues. They sell through their farm store, farmer’s markets, area butchers and wholesalers directly from pasture or grass type winter forage.

Murray Grey cows and calves on strip grazing at Schwarzerde - AMGA Archives

Murray Grey cattle graze at Autumn’s Harvest Farm, Auburn, NYCourtesy Tim & Sarah Haws

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Farmers & Ranchers Market Beef (continued from Page 10 )

Down Virginia way, new AMGA member Roslyn Koontz and her husband David Hurd, of Highlawn Farm in Esmont have been marketing grass-fed beef for the past 4 years. They began their beef operation with Red Poll cross cows. Three years ago, the found a purebred Murray Grey bull in the neighborhood and bought him. Roslyn will be selling her first Murray Grey sired beef beginning this fall. Ms. Koontz markets her beef either directly to consumer as retail cuts or 1/8 (about 40 pounds) or at a Farmer’s Market in nearby Scottsville, VA. She likes to have at least half of the carcass sold as 1/8’s before harvest and then market the remainder through the farmer’s market. One of the things

that she has noticed, is that people who buy beef at the farmer’s market end up buying eights at the farm, necessitating continual development of new farmer’s market customers.

The Highlawn Farm cattle are harvested at about 2 years of age from pasture. Steers hang about 650 pound carcasses with live weights between 1,000 and 1,100 pounds. The 1/8 wholesale packs weigh between 40 and 50 pounds. Ms. Koontz says that she does have to supplement some hay in late winter. Ms. Koontz does not feed grain on a regular basis, however, the calves from the 25 cow herd are only fed grain for about 2 weeks at weaning in order to “bucket” and “bunk” train them. She says that

it is much easier to call cattle in with a feed bucket than it is to drive them. Roslyn will be offering some cross - bred Murray Grey sired heifers for sale this beginning this fall.

These Murray Grey breeders are breaking through the “all Angus”, “black is better” static and reaching customers with a top quality product. You can do it, too. Whether you have 2 sides to sell, or 200, or 2,000, get the word out. Produce a quality product. Believe in your product. Identify your product. And brand your product. There are millions of pounds of locally produced grass-fed beef waiting to be bought around the country. Get your share of that market.

Murray Grey Red Poll Cross calves at Highlawn Farm Photo courtesy Roslyn Koontz

And sometimes, they just sort themselves! Courtesy Sherie Clark, Victory MGs, Ohio

Calves at Locust Grove Ranch Courtesy Cindy Hallett


Yearling MG heifer at YRREP, Mayslick, KY Courtesy Sheri Arms


AMGA MembershipAlabama

SA COOPER MURRAY GREYS SID & AMANDA COOPER

20564 CO. RD 82WOODLAND AL 36280

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THE BOWED POSTTREY & MEG MILLICAN

940 CTY RD 22ASHVILLE AL 35953

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REED FAMILY FARMEDWIN REEDP O BOX 605

ARAB AL 35016256-572-4057

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CaliforniaARINO ACRES

MARK & KATHY ARINO3715 BANKHEAD RD

LOOMIS CA 95650916-220-3216

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MARGARET JIMENEZ2400 INDIAN ROCK ROAD

COOL CA 95614530-320-5799

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MCCUEN CATTLETRENT MCCUEN

6301 ANGELO CT. STP.# 1LOOMIS CA 95650

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FIELD OF DREAMSSOLANGE NADEAU

P O BOX 304COOL CA 95614

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BIGHORN NATURALSSUZANNE PUNCH

P O BOX 383MOUNT AUKUM CA 95656

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RICHARDS RANCHTOM RICHARDS

P O BOX 145OREGON HOUSE CA 95962

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STENT CATTLE COBRODY & RENALDA SALYERS

P O BOX 1187JAMESTOWN CA 95327

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09 MURRAY GREYSJOHN THOMSON

2280 GRASS VALLEY HWY #107AUBURN CA 95603

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HALEY WHITCOMB8501 BRANSCOMB RD

LAYTONVILLE CA 95454707-984-8309

ColoradoKT CATTLE CO.

KENT & KELLY TOMLINSONP O BOX 644

NUCLA CO 81424970-864-7607

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VACO ROJA RANCHCAROLYN WATSON778 SALT CREEK RDIGNACIO CO 81137

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Florida

ELIZABETH GORMLEY1150 NE 117TH ST.OCALA FL 34479

352-629-4860 [email protected]

GeorgiaINDIAN CREEK CATTLE

DENNIS BARRON1515 HWY 198

CARNESVILLE GA 30521706-384-3400

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FAITHFUL FARMS, LLCWILLIAM PAUL DAVIS

2383 PLEASANT GROVE RDBOWMAN GA 30624

706-680-6404pauldavis82yahoo.com

SANDBRIAR FARMKYLE & CAROLE KNIGHT

863 EFFINGHAM HWYSYLVANIA GA 30467

[email protected]

DANCING GOATS FARMMARY BETH MILBY1741 CEMETERY RD

PITTS GA 31072478-997-9428

[email protected]

CIRCLE W RANCHREBECCA WEATHERFORD1452 ROCK BRANCH ROAD

MILLEN GA 30442478-982-4004

[email protected]

Idaho

TWISTED THISTLEPATTI ANDERSON

6310 VICTORY LANEMELBA ID 83641

[email protected]

GREY GHOSTSHARON DEVITA

13710 N HAWTHORNE RDPOCATELLO ID 83202

[email protected]


AMGA MembershipPATTIREX RANCH

MARVIN & PATRICIA FLAVEL4335 W. KUNA RD

KUNA ID 83634208-880-3762

[email protected]

GERSEMA FARMSGEORGE GERSEMA

5001 S. ARABIAN ACRES LANEMERIDAN ID 83642

[email protected]

DOWN UNDER RANCHGEORGE & MARY JOCUMS7693 DEARBORNE ROAD

NAMPA ID 83656208-466-0449

[email protected]

SUNSET RANCHD. TY SMITHP O BOX 88

MCCAMMON ID 83250208-339-2755

[email protected]

SMITTY’S MURRAY GREYSJESSE & JORDAN SMITH

1969 BUTTE STREETPOCATELLO ID 83201

[email protected]

Illinois

LOST CREEK ACRESNEIL BARRON9802 HUEY RD

CARLYLE IL 62231618-979-8042

NORTH FORK FARMSDON HAMILTON

830 - 283RD STREETVIOLA IL 61486309-596-2217

[email protected]

MARIHA POINTCLINTON E. SMITH, JR

RR 1 BOX 121HAMBURG IL 62045

[email protected]

Indiana

JACOB BEECHY8611 W. 750 N.

ETNA GREEN IN 466524574-646-2067

LIMESTONE RIDGE FARMSTEVE & STACEY CUMMINGS341 WALNER QUARRY ROAD

BEDFORD IN 47421812-275-7003

[email protected]

ANDREW GARLAND2767 GARLAND RD

VEVAY IN 47043810-427-3411

HOMESTEAD MURRAY GREYSROGER & LISA GARLAND

2767 GARLAND RDVEVAY IN 47043

[email protected]

SCHWARZERDEVERNON HOCHSTETLER

3735 SOUTH OOEWLAGRANGE IN 46761

260-463-8613

LEON HOSTETLER8965 W. 700 S.

TOPEKA IN 46571260-593-0668

WALNUT LANE FARMPAUL KUHNS

12530 SHIVELY RDBREMEN IN 46506

574-633-2114

LANE CATTLEEVAN LANE

12418 SOUTH 700 EASTCLARKS HILL IN 47930

[email protected]

TRIPLE AFREEMAN LEHMAN

10915 WEST 600 SOUTHMILLERSBURG IN 46543

260-350-1526

MMJ FARMDEBRA MEIRING

9401 F. 100 N.ZIONSVILLE IN 46077

[email protected]

HAWPATCH ORGANIC FARMELI W. MILLER4925 S. 200 W,

WOLCOTTVILLE IN 46795260-463-4855

J.D.M. FARMJERRY MILLER

4335S 600WTOPEKA IN 46571

260-593-2223

BUCK CREEK FARMROY E. MILLER2530 W. 100N

LAGRANGE IN 46761260-463-2620

GLENBROOK FARMDAVID & SANDRA MOELLER

6796 W. COLETRAIN RDGLENWOOD IN 46133

[email protected]

GREEN ZONE GRAZIERSDANIEL SWARTZ, JR

15100 STATE ROUTE 4GOSHEN IN 46528

574-535-5555

HILLSIDE FARMJOEL YODER2560W 550S

WOLCOTTVILLE IN 46795260-593-0102

WESTEDGE FARMSMARK & DORETTA YODER

2165 W. LAKE STTOPEKA IN 46571

[email protected]

STEVEN YODER11553 CR 16

MIDDLEBURY IN 46540574-825-2023


HEPHZIBAHLAVON ZIMMERMAN

2925E 050NLAGRANGE IN 46761

[email protected]

Kentucky

YRREP FARMSPERRY COBLENTZ5003 WEAVER RD

MAYSLICK KY 41055606-763-9021

COMPASS CREEK FARMSBRIDGETTE RAGIN

P O BOX 147COLUMBIA KY 42728

[email protected]

REBSUANN CATTLEANNETTE PULLIAM5441 FINCHVILLE RD

SHELBYVILLE KY 40065502-738-5176

[email protected]

Louisiana

J. WALTER FREDERICK9689 CALLIOPE LANE

SHREVEPORT LA 71115

Maine

COOLIDGE FAMILY FARMKIMBALL COOLIDGE

964 E. BETHEL RDBETHEL ME 04217

207-824-1011

COOLIDGE FAMILY FARMQUINN COOLIDGE964 E. BETHEL RDBETHEL ME 04217

207-824-1011

ADAMS HOMESTEAD FARMSAM SAMUEL & LISA MELCHER

1607 AUGUSTA RDBOWDOIN ME 04287

[email protected]

MichiganA.B.C. FARMSVIC BLOOM

7994 HOUGHTON RDCENTRAL LAKES MI 49622

231-544-3599

PARSONS ORCHARDSTEVEN PARSONS

11427 TEASDALE LAKE STCONSTANTINE MI 49042

[email protected]

WINROSE FARMSWILL & GEORGETTE PETERSON

34584 52ND STREETBANGOR MI 49013

[email protected]

Missouri

ZACHARY PATTERSON32010 E. STATE ROUTE PPLEASANT HILL MO 64080

[email protected]

CHAOS ACRESSUE WALTRIP

5898 JOHNSON DRIVEFULTON MO 65251

[email protected]

Nevada7 LAZY 11 MURRAY GREYSMIKE & GAYLENE LOWRY

925 VONNIE LANEFERNLEY NV 89408

[email protected]

New York

HIGHLAND GLEN FARMJOSH BAKER

375 SOUTHLINE RDGALWAY NY 12074

[email protected]

AUTUMN’S HARVEST FARM LLCTIMOTHY J. HAWS

5374 MCDUFFIE TOWN RDROMULUS NY 14541

[email protected]

FOX HILL FARMLARRY LAMPMAN887 E. ANCRAM RD

AMCRAMDALE NY 12503518-810-3274

ORLOWSKI’S AFCMARK J. ORLOWSKI, JR

4608 STATE HWY 30AMSTERDAM NY 12010

[email protected]

OhioBOWMAN FAMILY FARMGARY & LINDA BOWMAN

5404 TWP RD 239FREDRICKTOWN OH 43019

[email protected]

VICTORY MURRAY GREYVICTOR & SHERIE CLARK

3056 ARROW RD NWCARROLLTON OH 44615

[email protected]

ADINA FARMSADAM & TINA COSTARELLA

2976 TWP RD 299HAMMONDSVILLE OH 43930

[email protected]

THE PAUL FARMJOSEPH J. PAUL4564 HAYES RD

DORSET OH 44032440-293-7867

AMGA Membership


AMGA MembershipSILVER D FARM

BENNY & LYNETTE DAUCH30301 WEAVERS RUN RDTIPPECANOE OH 44699

[email protected]

M. HUNT CATTLEMEGANN HUNT

3969 NEW MADISON COLETRAIN RDNEW MADISON OH 45346

937-548-5471

STONE MEADOW FARMRICHARD & CAROL LIGHTFIELD

6331 DUNWOODY ROADOXFORD OH 45056

513-756-9838

SOGGYBOTTOMJEFF & JUSTIINA LOVELESS

6281 MACON RDMINERVA OH 44657

[email protected]

DEER CREST FARMCHRISTOPHER & TRACY MCBRIDE

65742 GARRETT HILL RDST. CLAIRSVILLE OH 43950

[email protected]

MEDLEY’S MEADOW FARMPAUL & CAROLYN MEDLEY

6320 MULBERRY RD SENEWARK OH 43056

[email protected]

MONARCH OAK FARMGINGER NATOLIS

350 ASH ROADMARIETTA OH 45750

[email protected]

OSU/ATICASEY MEEKS

1328 DOVER RDWOOSTER OH 44691

[email protected]

DAVE ROSE7146 LISBON RD

LISBON OH 44432330-424-5480

[email protected]

JON SHERIDAN4069 BUSHNELL-CAMPBELL RD

FOWLER OH 44418

RASPBERRY RIDGE RANCH, LLCSTEVE & ANITA SMITH

P O BOX 6MCARTHUR OH 45651

[email protected]

Oregon

RON BRADLEY278 CLEM RD

EDDYVILLE OR 97343541-740-4112

BRINK FAMILY FARMCRAIG & LAUNA BRINK78188 PRITCHER LANE

COTTAGE GROVE OR 97424541-510-8139

[email protected]

4B STATIONMARK & KELLIE BRINK

83938 N. ENTERPRISE RDPLEASANT HILL OR 97455

[email protected]

NATALEE BRINK78188 PRITCHER LANE

COTTAGE GROVE OR 97424

TWO BYRDSWHITNEY N. BYRD2650 MERIDAN RD

EAGLE POINT OR 97524541-973-9448

[email protected]

MORGAN RIVER RANCHDALE & DUSTY CRAIG

24842 DAWSON RDMONROE OR 97456

[email protected]

BROKEN SPOKEBARBARA DENOMA

37959 GILKEY RDSCIO OR 97374503-394-4469

[email protected]

CELTIC RIDGE FARMGAIL DRAKE

4570 KINGS VALLEY HWYDALLAS OR 97338

[email protected]

LOCUST GROVE RANCHMARWOOD & CYNTHIA HALLETT

P O BOX 45TENMILE OR 97481

[email protected]

SUNRISE HILL RANCHBRET & JULIE HARRIS97814 BIRDWELL LANE

MYRTLE POINT OR 97458541-572-2558

[email protected]

SUNRISE HILL RANCHCARRIE & MARJORIE HARRIS

97814 BIRDWELL LANEMYRTLE POINT OR 97458

TRIPLE CCAYLIN HOBGOOD

2644 NORTHSIDE RDSUTHERLIN OR 97479

[email protected]

BELLA VISTA RANCHCHERIE M. IANNUCCI22475 RICKAED RD

BEND OR 97702541-639-8391

[email protected]

KEENE HILLEARL KEENE

73918 DOAN RDRAINIER OR 97048

[email protected]


AMGA MembershipTAY’S MURRAY GREY

TAYLYNN LINDSEY3550 SW 36TH PLACEREDMOND OR 97756

541-848-3250

GARY & CYNTHIA PETERSONP O BOX 788

BEAVERCREEK OR 97004503-260-8904

SUNNY RIDGE RANCHRICHARD & VIRGINIA PORTER

3525 NE DOGWOOD LNMADRAS OR 97741

[email protected]

GENERATIONS RGARY & JOE RINGERING

54938 HWY 402LONG CREEK OR 97856

[email protected]

JB RANCHJAMES & BONNIE SICARD2200 HAPPY VALLEY RDROSEBURG OR 97471

[email protected]

BRIAR GLENN FARMSWILLIAM & SHIRLEY SPINK

P O BOX 693ELKTON OR 97436

[email protected]

HILLSIDE ACRESGEORGE & SHARON VIRTUE

29449 BERLIN ROADSWEET HOME OR 97386

[email protected]

KATIE’S KRITTERSKATIE VIRTUE

41519 RIDGEVIEW DRSWEET HOME OR 97386

[email protected]

HILLSIDE ACRESMACKENZIE VIRTUE

6718 WOCUS RDKLAMATH FALLS OR 97601

541-409-2205

VIRTUE FARMS NATHAN VIRTUE

41519 RIDGEVIEW DRSWEET HOME OR 97386

[email protected]

McCULLY MTN MURRAY GREYSNATALIA WALKER

44800 E. MCCULLY MT. RDLYONS OR 97358

McCULLY MTN MURRAY GREYSSTEVE & KATHY WALKER44800 E. MCCULLY MT. RD

LYONS OR 97358503-859-2029

[email protected]

WINDY ACRESANDY & EMMA WALSH10478 S. TOLIVER RDMOLALLA OR 97038

WINDY ACRESSTEPHANIE & JOHN WALSH

10478 S. TOLIVER RDMOLALLA OR 97038

[email protected]

ROCKY PASTURESSTANLEY WEBB

4798 SW BRIAR LANEPOWELL BUTTE OR 97753

[email protected]

PennsylvaniaDECO CATTLE CO. LEE DECOURSEY

310 DECOURSEY RDLIBERTY PA 16930

570-324-3131

WENLAR FARMWENDY DODGE

32884 ST. HWY 27GUYS MILLS PA 16327

[email protected]

MICHAEL EDNEY73 DELAWARE RD

FREDONIA PA 16124724-815-7745

KLINE FARMBRIAN GILLETTE13733 KLINE RD

EDINBORO PA 16412570-971-3560

[email protected]

KATHLEEN WEISS32979 ST. HWY 27

GUYS MILLS PA 16327814-789-2030

[email protected]

TennesseeFORD WILTSHIRE FARMS

ASHLEY & SUSAN WILTSHIRE810 WILTSHIRE LNVANLEER TN 37181

[email protected]

TexasBACKBONE RANCH

HAYS BOYD & CHANDLER LINDSLEY4061 WINSOR DRIVE

FARMERS BRANCH TX 75244972-979-6523

[email protected]

WINDMILL HILL CATTLE CO.BLAIR BROWNLOW

18740 HWY 35SWEENY TX 77480

[email protected]

REFLECTIONS RANCHPATRICIA M. CARVAJAL

5727 COUTY RD 210BERTRAM TX 78605

[email protected]

JONATHAN ELLISOR26 LOCHBURY DRSPRING TX 77379

[email protected]

DUKE HAMM4460 ODESSA CIRCLE

PLANO TX 75093


AMGA MembershipLOPEZ FARMPAULA LOPEZ

739 ACORN TRAILHALLSVILLE TX 75605

[email protected]

MATTHEWS RANCHESKADE MATTHEWS

P O BOX 1170CLARENDON TX 79226

806-874-5110

WADE MCCLUSKY12900 PRESTON RD

DALLAS TX 75230

SOLITUDE RANCHKEVIN & LESLIE NICHOLS

3940 SOLITUDE LANEELM MOTT TX 76640

[email protected]

SEVE’S GREYSDIANA TRACHIER

1316 NORTH PARK DRRICHARDSON TX 75081

[email protected]

100 ACRE WOODSJEFFREY R. VOIGT

P O BOX ABASTROP TX 78602

[email protected]

Vermont

POVERTY HILLMARK COHEN

583 SYLVAIN RDST. JOHNSBURY VT 05819

[email protected]

VirginiaTWIN HOLLIES FARM

SHAY AULIE18589 JAMES MADISON HWY

TROY VA 22974434-510-7414

[email protected]

HIGHLAWN FARMROSALYN KOOTNZ3902 MT ALTO RDESMONT VA 22937

[email protected]

Washington

TIMBERLINE FARMSTIM & KANDI BERG

695 PETERS RDRANDLE WA 98377

[email protected]

CHELATCHIE FARMLESTER & CAROL COURTNEY

638 ANDERSON RDGLENOMA WA 98336

[email protected]

DIAMOND G FARMGEORGE & CHERYL GERMAINE

P O BOX 164VADER WA 98593

[email protected]

MLJ RANCHMICHAEL & LEONA JIMENEZ

4516 NE 232ND STRIDGEFIELD WA 98642

[email protected]

REAUME FARMCHRISTIAN & JANET REAUME

P O BOX 303GALVIN WA 98544

[email protected]

STILLWATER MURRAY GREYS CHUCK & CHERYL ROBERTS

148 CANAL ROADTOUTLE WA 98649

[email protected]

SILVER STAR CATTLE COJUSTIN SERFACE3150 S 10TH WAY

RIDGEFIELD WA 98642360-521-5564

[email protected]

SALMON CREEK FARMCASEY & ELIZABETH WHEELER

P O BOX 44TOUTLE WA 98649

[email protected]

West Virginia

RIDGE VIEW FARMJIM & SUZANNE DEITZ

1260 KELLER LANEWILLIAMSTOWN WV 26187

[email protected]

HOGG’S SELDOM SEEN FARMCARL HOGG

2962 LETART RDPOINT PLEASANT WV 25550

[email protected]

CROOKED GATEMICHAEL D. LOGAN

6132 SOUTH PRESTON HWYTUNNELTON WV 2644

304-777-6969

Wisconsin

AHRENS FAMILY FARMDARIA AHRENS

N3627 CTY RD ABLUXEMBURG WI 54217

[email protected]

CIRCLE S STOCK FARMSDIANA BECKIUS

W 5706 GROUSE DRENDEAVOR WI 53930

[email protected]


AMGA Membership

Murray Grey Calves and Bulls - what its all about! Photos courtesy Tim Haws & Hays Boyd, AMGA Archives

CIRCLE S STOCK FARMSKYLEE BECKIUS

W 5706 GROUSE DRENDEAVOR WI 53930

STEEPLE VIEW RANCHMICKEY FANCHER

1362 EAST FRIESSLAKE DRHUBERTUS WI 53033

[email protected]

PRAIRIE HILLROBERT HALSERW461 HOOPER RDPALMYRA WI 53156

[email protected]

RC SHOW CATTLETRACI HANEY

3256 S. MADISON RDBELOIT WI 53511

[email protected]

LASCH LIVESTOCKADAM LASCH

W3859 WILLOW BEND RDLAKE GENEVA WI 53147

[email protected]

HILLSIDE MURRAY GREYSDAVID OLSEN & CONNIE TIMMENS

N 3528 PRAIRIE RDBRODHEAD WI 53520

[email protected]

WILLOW BRANCH BEEFJAMIE SCHILDGEN2808 CONDRY RD

LANCASTER WI 53813608-348-5283

[email protected]

SHOEANDSAIS CRAIG SHOEMAKER

W 8088 CHAPEL ROADBEAVER DAM WI 53916

[email protected]

MIDWAY MURRAY GREYDAVID & CARLA STODOLA

8975 MIDWAY RDLENA WI 54139920-829-5419


Mariha Point: A Native American term meaning "Windy Point " was best suited due to the large and windy hills on this midwest ranch.

WELCOME TO MARIHA POINT MURRAY GREY CATTLE COMPANYIllinois’ largest Murray Grey operation, with 60 acres of Free Range pasture located right in the rolling hills of Calhoun County.

Proud member of the American Murray Grey Association.

MARIHA POINT

CLINTON SMITHRR 1 BOX 121

HAMBURG IL 62045618-232-1459

[email protected]://www.mpmurraygrey.com/


Murray Greys Producing Great Beef on Grass . . .The way it is meant to be!

YRREP Farm Photos by Sheri Arms

Building on a foundation of good, solid cattle, we are

working to develop cattle that will be profitable in natural,

forage based, farming operations.

Come and see where we are

headed!

YRREP FARMSPerry Coblentz

5003 Weaver RoadMayslick, KY 44055

Phone: 606-763-9021

The Harris Family Bret, Julie, Carrie, Margie

Mrytle Point, OR (541) 572 - 2558

Sunrise Hill Ranch

Autumn’s Harvest Farm, LLC

Performance. Function. Balance.Autumn’s Harvest Farm offers you:

• balanced genetic profiles• fertile, dependable, rugged animals, with superior carcass quality

• documented performance

Autumn’s Harvest Farm, LLCautumnsharvestfarm.comautumnsharvestfarm@gmail.com315.283.3635

AMGAbreedplan


G Diamond G Cow Herd

Quality Breeding Stock Always Available

Working to produce profitable, structurally sound cattle!

DIAMOND G FARM GEORGE & CHERYL GERMAINE

P O BOX 164 VADER WA 98593 Phone: 360 827-5328 Email: [email protected]

SEMEN FOR SALEBB UNCLE TONY

Birth Weight: 86 lbs

Weaning Weight: 682 lbs

Frame: 4

Igenity Tenderness Score: 10

Igenity Marbling Score: 8

If interested, call Chandler Lindsley at (972) 979 - 6523 for pricing

HIS PROGENY

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All good things come to an end!

After nearly 50 years raising cattle, 25 with registered Murray Greys, the time has come to “pass the torch” to a new generation! We have met so many great people during the years of active involvement in the AMGA and treasure the friendships we have made in the industry. Recently we have sold a lot of breeding stock to several new young

breeders. This makes us extremely optimistic for the future of the breed.

But….time marches on!

So, this fall we will be selling our entire herd. We will have around 40 breeding animals for sale by private treaty starting after October 1, 2017. We will make available some very unique genetics. Our breeders have all been tested

for tenderness, marbling, stayabilty and other valuable traits using the Igenity DNA test.

Here’s your chance to buy our senior herd sire, Glenbrook TC Ed, a son of Trigger’s Champion, who scored a “10” for tenderness. You might chose our Junior Herd Sire, a yearling son of the great Cadella Park Golden Boy who

scored a “9”! How about a young prospect sired by the one and only….Parknook Pelion! He looks really good so far but come and see him in October!

We will have a few fall calving cows and heifers with calves, several cows bred for spring calves, bred heifers and weanlings for your selection.

Thank you and best wishes to all our great customers over the last 25 years!

Phone -765-679-5071 Email – [email protected]

Glenbrook Farm Dave and Sandy Moeller

6796 W. Coletrane Rd. Glenwood, Indiana 46133

Richards Ranch

A sixth generation family ranch producing natural, grass finished beef in a sustainable, responsible way, in the foothillls of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Finished beef and select breeding stock available for sale.

Please call or email for more information.TOM RICHARDS

P O BOX 145 OREGON HOUSE CA 95962

Phone: 530-692-1470 Email: [email protected] http://www.richardsgrassfedbeef.com/


Circle S Stock Farms Murray Grey, Pinzgauer & Commercial Cattle

.

608-697-5968 608-617-9315

[email protected]

Endeavor WI.

WCIRCLE W MURRAY GREYSREBECCA WEATHERFORD1452 ROCK RANCH ROAD

MILLEN GA 30442478-982-4004

JDM Farm

Jerry Miller 4335S 600W Box 2Topeko, IN 46571

Phone: 260-593-2233 ext 1

Our Herdsire the great

Herondale Shane Quality Breeding Stock for Sale

Fox Hill Farm Grassfed Beef

LARRY LAMPMAN887 EAST ANCRAM ROAD ANCRAMDALE, NY 12503

Phone: 518 - 329 - 2405 Cell: 518 - 810 - 3274 Email:[email protected]

We are offering most of our Murray Greys for sale. Two outstanding cow families, herd bull prospects.

Call or email for more information.


Breeding the long bodied, heavily muscled cattle that will make meat!

PO Black Eyes

Our Herd Bull Battery

PO Vetter PO Silver Gambler

PARSONS ORCHARDSTEVE PARSONS

11427 TEASDALE LAKE STREETCONSTANTINE MI 49042

Phone: 269 - 506 - 5171 Email: [email protected]

Select breeding stock & grass fed beef for sale. Call or email for more information.

Poverty HillSince 1995

Murray Grey cattle developed to produce on grass in our harsh, Northern climate!

Mark Cohen Dave Langmaid 583 Sylvain Road Stanton Rd. St Johnsbury, VT 05819 Danville,Vt. 05828 802 - 748 - 9681 802-748-5205 [email protected] http://www.murraygreybeefcattle.com/PovertyHill/index.html

We will have a few select females for sale in the fall and a proven herd sire, a Banksia Ridge Zorro son out of a WCC Freightliner daughter.

We are looking to buy or trade a weanling herdsire of top quality.

Hillside Acres Birthplace of the highest performing US Sires on Breedplan

Semen available from:

HA Mr Muscle & Gentle Acres Trojan Embryos and breeding stock available

Virtue Families

29449 Berlin Rd. Sweet Home. OR 97386Phone: 541.367.5164 Email: [email protected]

Rockin' ’ RanchR

Rob NEWBURN

7701 HAPPY VALLEY RD

KUNA, ID 83634

(208) 467-3541

[email protected]

SHOEANDSAIS CRAIG SHOEMAKER

W8088 CHAPEL ROADBEAVER DAM WI 53916

Phone: 920-960-9188

Breeding Stock Available in Southern Wisconsin

LOPEZ FARMPAULA LOPEZ

739 ACORN TRAILHALLSVILLE TX 75605

Phone: 903-445-0061 Email: [email protected]

Grassfed beef & breeding stock in Texas

Victory Power Play Former Herd Sire at Poverty Hill in Vermont

We like him so much that we bought him back!

Breeding & Developing Profitable Murray Grey Cattle! Moderate sized cattle for the grass finishing industry.

Semen, Embryos & Select Quality Breeding Stock for Sale!

Semen available from: Victory Powerplay - all Austalian genetics HA Xpress 27X - Victory Dare Me (black low birth weight) & Adina Titanium

Victory Murray GreysVictor and Sherie Clark

Carrollton, Ohio Phone: 330-323-5508

Email [email protected] www.victorymurraygreys.com

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