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January 2012
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Benfield Substance 8506 sold in the 13th Annual Headquarters for Hindquarters Angus Bull Sale March 21, 2009 to Lindskov Thiel Ranch in South Dakota. He is leased by Genex Cooperative, Inc. Substance's dam, Benfield Edella 1105 Substance daughter, Benfield Rosalie 054 Benfield Farms is a family run purebred operation with more than 30 years experience breeding maternally oriented, practical Angus cattle with muscle. The daily "hands on" that comes with being full-time cattlemen gives us the first hand knowledge necessary to know what works breeding cattle. We value and extensively use performance records, ultrasound measurements, EPD's and other tools available to assist us breeding cattle. However, selecting cattle is more than just reading numbers. In our quest for balanced trait cattle, we have kept in sight the necessary production traits of fertility, longevity, udder quality, disposition, structural soundness, production efficiency and fleshing ability.
While many of these traits are difficult to quantify, they are necessarily important and can be assessed by observation and experience. We refer to these characteristics as "convenience traits". Consequently, we extensively research sires for use in our program with all of the important economic traits in mind. When we find one that meets our standards, we use him over a period of years so that his contribution is significant and the predictability of our cattle is improved. If you would like more information about our program, give us a call or drop us a note. We would love to hear from you.
 A Benfield Angus matron grazing mountain pastures in Western Augusta County.
Don and Juliana Benner |
