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How does one go from growing up on a 10,000
head commercial operation on the plains of South Dakota
to raising some of the most sought after Brangus genetics
in the world today?
This year, my entire family will celebrate their 20th
Anniversary Bull Sale on March 26th at our family ranch
just outside Eureka, Kansas. The footprint my parent’s
legacy has left on the Brangus breed has been vast and
will endure for generations. But their genuine love for
the cattle industry and favorite breed of cattle was shaped
by a diverse and storied background that weaves together
multiple facets of today’s modern day cattle industry.
Dad’s unique outlook was shaped initially from
his background of being raised on a 10,000 head Angus
commercial cattle operation in central South Dakota to
ultimately prepare him to be one of the great visionaries
of the Brangus breed. Growing up he had a tremendous
role model in his father, “Junior” Suhn, who managed that
ranch and was a pioneer of using Artificial Insemination.
His Dad began employing AI, what was then a totally
new concept, on this
large commercial
operation and had
fresh semen flown into
Pierre, South Dakota
used to inseminate
the cowherd. One
beef cattle magazine
headline of 1966 read
“4000 Market Toppers from 4 Bulls” and described the
benefits of AI’ing on the Hyland Angus Ranch, Highmore,
SD.
With the base herd being Angus and with the
utilization of AI quickly expanding within the beef
industry, the stage was set for other breeds to come to
America. In the span of a few short years, Dad had first-
hand knowledge of a variety of purebred breeds’ first steps
in the United States. The first generation of Limousin,
Simmental, Blonde A’quantane, Chianina, and Murray
Grey produced as a result of artificial insemination were
soon being born at Hyland Angus Ranch.
Celebrating our 20th Anniversary Bull Sale and 33 Years in the Brangus Breed.