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At Vision Angus we are more than just cattle. Our cattle operation coincides with our family and farm. Like most rural families our lifestyle and values are centered on our Christian faith and activities in our local Lutheran Church here in the small town of Amherst, Colorado. We take part in the many traditions and activities that have been a part of the local community for many generations. |
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| Alex was so excited to catch his 1st fish at the 4-H Mini Fishing Camp, but he certainly didn’t want to touch it. | Our family’s Phillips County Fair parade float – Pick’em, Grow’em , Show’em. |
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| We feed the bulls ourselves and walk their pens daily. You won’t find a set of bulls with better dispositions. | Bred heifers grazing fall forages under pivot. | |||
Our two boys, Austin age 9 and Alex age 7, are the center of our life. They attend school in Holyoke, Colorado, about 11 miles away, where they love their teachers and classes. They are actively involved with school activities from youth basketball, soccer, and baseball to library reading programs. 4-H and FFA were a large part of our lives when we were growing up. We both served as State FFA Officers in Colorado and Wyoming, respectively. So it is only fitting that we have become local 4-H leaders and both boys are involved. Austin’s projects in his first year of 4-H included dog showmanship and obedience, bicycle and of course market steers and breeding heifers. Beginning his second year of 4-H, Austin is looking forward to taking archery and market hogs as well as continuing on with dog, market steers and breeding heifers. Alex is still a Cloverbud (pre 4-H program), but there are wonderful projects and activities to spawn his learning interest and others his age. |
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| Alex’s first bucket calf project was a fun family project. | Cleaning the barn for Alex & Austin is never fun, but its better they learn early. | |||
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| Austin received Grand Champion Junior Bicycle Project & Poster at the Phillips County Fair & Colorado State Fair. | Austin with Princess, our family dog, finishing Best in Showmanship & 2nd in Obedience at county fair. | |||
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| Austin with his two steers & heifer at their first outing in Wallace, Nebraska. They all were first place winners along with Grand Champion Heifer and Reserve Grand Champion Steer. | Austin sold his first crossbred market steer, “Scooter”, at the Colorado State Fair for $4,100. | |||
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| Alex was really into playing T-Ball, but if you asked him it was – Baseball. | Alex’s kindergarten field day on the last day of school was a blast. | |||
On the plains of Northeastern Colorado there is a diversity of agriculture. Vision Angus is no exception. At Amherst, the majority of the land is non-irrigated and winter wheat production has been the mainstay for decades. The terrain is very flat but the soil is good. The Vision Angus farm consists of non-irrigated land in wheat, millet, chemtill rotation. With this rotation, we can get two crops every three years and allow some rest to accumulate moisture from snow or rains. We use no-till farming practices to enhance the quality of the soil, retain moisture and to rely less on fuel and machinery. There is some irrigated land that is part of the farmstead. On that ground we have dedicated the fields to produce feed and/or forage for the cattle. Irrigated grass, triticale, Sudan grass, and corn for silage are grown. The main objective is to raise forage for the times of greater nutrition demands such as breeding without harvesting and feeding the forage. We try to let the cattle do the harvesting thus allowing us to spend more time with family and to keep our dependence on fuel and machinery low. |
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| Brent spraying wheat fields last spring. | Many hours were spent combining wheat last summer. | |||
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| A very bountiful millet crop! This dry land field yield 85 bushels/acre. | A cow/calf pair on our newly seeded pivot of irrigated grass last May. | |||
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| Bagging wet distillers grains has diversified our feedstuffs and cheapened our rations. | Loading rations that Brent has formulated ensures our cattle express their genetic potential, but more importantly that they are nutritionally developed to benefit our customers. | |||
Visitors are always welcome at our place. We are located one mile North of Amherst, Colorado. You can find us participating in a flurry of activities depending upon the time of the year. We could be at a 4-H activity or event, planting millet, combining wheat, breeding cows, delivering bulls, and helping Brent’s father with his farm or simply spending time with our boys. Despite the day, we always enjoy showing visitors our cow herd and visiting about Angus cattle. Sure we have a coffee pot but we like to say “the grill is always ready for some wonderful burgers or steaks”. So email or call and we would love to share our day that the Lord has made with you. |
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