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Bob, Tremor, Caesar, King and Granada were sold.
My mom was a driving force behind my dad
always being willing to lend a hand whether it be sorting
cattle, breaking ice or managing all of the bookeeping.
Never one to stay idle she quickly mastered the art of
photography and was recognized as one of the best
livestock photographers in the country.
Dad has always
concentrated on breeding
Brangus cattle that would
be uniform in their kind
while maintaining the great
natural bred-in positives
found in the Brangus Breed.
Those positives of great
mothering ability, vigorous
calves, heat tolerance,
bred-in insect resistance,
resistance to fescue toxicity
and natural heterosis.
When Brinks expanded
north, first to Colorado,
before finding a ranch in
the Flint Hills of Eureka, Kansas in the mid ‘80’s, Mom,
Dad and our entire family followed the herd of black
Brangus cows.
Once in Kansas, Glenn started researching the
newest cutting-edge technology of the day—ultrasound.
In an effort to “see beneath the hide” Glenn was
instrumental in purchasing one of the first ultrasound
machines and put it to use to begin measuring, recording
and utilizing ultrasound information for carcass merit.
Glenn truly paved the way and led a new generation of
purebred producers to begin employing ultrasound data,
yet even today few recognize that the Brangus breed
was one of the first to apply this technology to evaluate
carcass merit.
In 1990, following the
dispersal of the Brinks
Brangus herd, Mom and
Dad purchased their own
ranch outside of Eureka.
Their new challenge was
quite simple – doing it their
way, on their own. And
most importantly, now
dad could spend a larger
portion of his time doing
what he does best—daily
management. With the total
responsibility of the daily
work of heat detection,
AI, calving and analysis of development of both bulls
and heifers he was able to more fully be our herd’s most
ardent critic. Dad was never one to be “barn blind”
always making each mating with a purpose and culling
stricter than almost anyone.