Adding another breed

[loveRedcows]

For years we fought the mentality of the powers that be that "we will not promote the show ring because they are not real Red Angus". It always bothered me that the very people that bad mouthed the show cattle would go to the shows and sit in the bleachers and tell everyone - "I have better ones than that at home". Don't tell me that BS - show me a good one and then I might believe you. I had a somewhat heated discussion with one such individual at a national show a few years ago. Long story short - If those of us that spend thousands of dollars each year keeping our breed in the public eye all decide to shut our clippers off and stay home, how many new customers will you have come to your bull/female sale when the public says - I have never really heard of Red Angus have you? Sorry kind of a sore spot for me - off my soap box now. Don't let the "good old boys" that used to run our breed keep you out. RW
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Oh RW, you are my hero!  For so many years I have felt like a child lost in the woods at shows because we don't show that much and only show what we raise.  We've even had prominant RA breeders (non showers) stand behind our cattle at shows handing out their own cards to people looking at our string.  In the old, old days showing was more fun for me because the folks we showed with were interested in promoting THE BREED more than than their own program.  Keep up your campaign -- there ARE good people in our association -- they usually just suffer in silence.

Sorry guys, didn't mean to ambush this thread...  We have added Shorthorn to our herd & are really impressed with the Durham Red.

 

[Spring Creek Farms]

I would change to the Salers breed. they come small and grow super easy!!