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This page will list the bulls that we have used here on the farm over the years. All have contributed to our success and continued learning. A bull truly is 1/2 your herd, so select them carefully and get one with the traits that you want in all your calves.
	This is Cleburne, our bull. He was sired by a Lowline bull and out of a zebu cow. We were very pleased with his calves. We bought him as a calf in 2008. I think he matured well. Cleburne was sold in March 2014.
	This is Willie. He is a registered Lowline bull. He took over breeding duties for Cleburne in the spring of 2014.
	This is DCM Remy, he was the foundation of our initial dairy herd. Remy is a line bred son of "Riverview Son of Fat Louie". He helped us produce small well proportioned dairy cows that we still cherish today. Remy came home on 2/9/13.
	This Doe Creeks Tango. He replaced Remy as our dairy herd bull in the spring of 2016. He is A1/A2. Tango was a little larger than we really wanted, so he didn't stay real long. We do still have a few of his daughters in the herd though.
	Harley replaced Tango as our dairy bull in the fall of 2017. We really loved the little guy and and his calves. Sadly in early 2021 he injured a hip and just couldn't get over it. He was in pain and unable to cover his cows, so he was retired.
	Joseph came to the farm in the spring of 2020. We put together a second breeding group of dairy type cows for him. He is A2/A2 and the majority of the cows selected for him are thought to be. Hopefully we can get them all tested in the next year or so. Our original dairy group has been tested already.
	Primo came to the farm in the summer of 2021 to replace Harley with our original group of dairy type cows. Primo is A2/A2. We are adding more and more of A2/A2 genetics to try and meet the demand for it in smaller homestead dairy cattle.
	This is Cash. He was calved on 3/24/19, He replaced Primo in November of 2022. Cash is a very well mannered bull and is producing some great calves for us. When we feed, he will go to his favorite bunk and stand on the opposite side of it and wait for us to pour out the feed. I wish that I could teach all the cows this trick He is A2/A2 and homozygous for polled.
	This is Grason. He was calved on the farm on 3/15/22. He is sired by Willie and out of a cow named Charolette. Willie was getting older and we knew we would need a replacement before too long so we retained Grason as a possible option. We lost Willie and Grason replaced him as the breeding bull in our lowline group for 2023 and until he was sold in April 2024.
	This is O'Malley. He was calved on the farm on 3/24/22. He is sired by Willie and out of a cow that we just call the 2020 Gray cow. Willie was getting older and we knew we would need a replacement before too long so we retained O'Malley as a second possible option. O'Malley took over breeding duties in the lowline pasture after Grason was sold. He was moved to my Father-in-law's farm in late July of 2024. While there was another bull I wanted to try, I didn't want to sell this bull. Genetically he is red with a dilution gene, A2/A2 and homozygous for polled. He will be back for another season or two later.
	This is Moe. He was calved on 2/27/23. He was sired by Primo. He is out of a crossbred cow that was sired by Willie and out of a red dilute Guinea Pineywoods cow. He is A2/A2 and heterozygous for polled. He is currently with a small group of cows at my brother-in-laws farm. The main purpose of this breeding group is breed unique and colorful replacements for other two dairy breeding groups. Over time, I plan to rotate other retained dairy heifers through this group and possibly some of the dilute colored lowline cross heifers.