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Eastern NE KS | Ancel Armstrong influence on our vision of Simi future - we made the wrong bet. Poorly timed full blood Simi herd bull purchase from Bar5 Simmental.
A number of factors contributed to the change. All fixable with proper genetics in the Simi world but expensive and readily fixed in the Angus world and much less expensive.
Wide spread market pressures. Lack of economic reward for 750-800# weaned steer calf. Bull buyers and their off farm jobs.
Diluter gene
Horn and scurred gene
Spot gene
Slow to raise/nurse calves at birth.
We lacked the capital to dump cows with issues and reinvent ourselves. Instead we evolved.
Edited by Doug61 2/13/2024 07:51
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