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RamBo Cattle Co LLC / John and Lynna Ramsey / Don Bolain
316-259-3637 /
RamBo Cattle Co is a cow/calf operation located in South Central Kansas. Their
roots originated from a commercial cow/calf operation and have expanded into
producing seed stock Red Angus cattle. In 2010 they turned their focus to
registered Red Angus and took advantage of an opportunity to purchase an elite
herd of Red Angus cattle with a proven track record and proven donors. Their
program is focused on use of embryo transfer and artificial insemination to
produce high quality performance grade Red Angus cattle.
Star G Ranch, Inc. / Kyle and Lisa Gilchrist
641-919-1077 /
The Gilchrist family has been producing registered Red Angus cattle since 1973.
In the early years, they produced seedstock genetics for Pioneer Beef Cattle and
were part of a Bull Test comprised of over 125 Red Angus bulls sold annually in
Iowa. The current registered herd is focused on a nucleus of Donor Females with
80% of the calves born in the fall and 20% in late spring. All of the Star G Ranch
bulls are performance tested and sold through the Red Alliance program. With
locations in both Iowa and Oklahoma, the Star G Ranch also develops hundreds of
Red Angus heifers annually for the commercial beef industry.
Walking Cane Cattle Company / Gary Burelsmith
325-365-6298
Walking Cane Cattle Company is located in west Texas approximately 40 miles
south of Abilene. The ranch is located near Winters, Texas. Gary has been in the
cattle business for over 40 years. His experience includes ranching in Tatum, New
Mexico for 25 years before moving to Winters where he established a high
performance Red Angus herd. This herd is built around highly functional females
with exceptional legs, feet, udders and disposition that they pass on to their
calves. In the country where these cattle perform they know how to hustle and
not live a pampered lifestyle. The focus is to raise cattle for ranches by producing
progeny with low birth weights and high performance at maturity.
Wickman Farms Red Angus
Randy and Ronda Wickman / Dr. Terrance and Diana Wickman
972-658-6523
Wickman Farms is a family owned operation located in Leonard, Texas. They
have raised registered Red Angus cattle since 1986. This family is a long time
progressive producer of superior quality Red Angus bulls and replacement
females. Wickman Farms contributes much of their success to being a strong
subscriber to the high quality genetics offered through the Red Alliance
program and consistently purchase top performing bulls to serve as their herd
sires. This dedication and commitment to the Red Alliance program has
produced outstanding results that are shared with our customers. One more
example of a member making exclusive use of genetics produced by the Red
Alliance program for use as their herd sires.
Macek Acres / John & Cheryl Macek
903-348-2138 /
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Located in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Macek Acres goal is to produce cattle for
both seedstock and commercial cattlemen that are balanced, but excel in
carcass and performance. To achieve these goals every female is artificially
inseminated using the best genetics available from across the country, and
matched to improve that individual animal. Heavy culling is used to only
retain those animals that are fertile while maintaining exceptional
performance standards for growth and carcass. Embryo transfer is also
utilized to continue to bring fresh genetics into the herd.
Morris/Box Ranch
Randall Box: 817-614-6869 • Sallye Box: 817-988-8323
Morris/Box Ranch, located north of Justin, Texas is a fourth generation cattle
operation. Their mission is to breed and develop Red Angus cattle that are
phenotypically and structurally correct. Their herd must perform well in the
pasture and produce calves that either excel in performance when they get to
the feedlot or arrive as registered replacements in your herd. MBR uses both
AI and embryo transfer. They selectively choose herd bulls that will improve
the herd each and every generation.
Whisnand Red Angus Farm / Brian and Karen Whisnand
214-762-8541 /
Their goal is to produce superior quality Red Angus cattle for use by highly
discriminating seed stock and commercial cattle producers. They strive to
produce the highest quality genetics by starting with a cow herd that has been
built by cherry picking from the best herds around the country. In addition
they use artificial insemination and embryo transfer extensively in order to
take full advantage of the best in Red Angus genetics. This operation has
leveraged the high quality genetics offered through the Red Alliance program
by purchasing top rated bulls to serve exclusively as their herd sires. They
believe so strongly in the program that they only use Red Alliance bulls as
their herd sires.
Curry Red Angus / 254-967-1631
This member is a family owned operation in central Texas near Dublin. They
started as a commercial cow/calf operation 20 years ago in 1996 and over the
years have transitioned to a registered Red Angus cow/calf operation. Their focus
is on producing high quality replacement heifers for seed stock producers and
bulls for the commercial or seed stock operations.
Steel Caps Cattle Company / 214-287-6442
Eric Durbin & Suzanne Appolito-Durbin /
Founded with and still relies heavily on proven genetics from Red Alliance
member ranches combined with advanced reproductive techniques (AI, ET, IVF).
They strive to produce animals with the performance and growth characteristics
required for profitability in today’s commercial cattle markets. With ranches
located in Howe and Van Alstyne, Texas they are located in the North Texas area.
