Cow Creek Ranch hosted
its sixth annual Joint Venture Producer Field Day on Saturday, June 3, 2006,
at the ranch near Aliceville, Ala. Cow Creek Ranch began its joint venture bull
producer program in 1989, 18 years ago, to provide a bull market for small seedstock
producers who were using Cow Creek Ranch genetics. The program has evolved into
a network of Cow Creek Ranch genetic herds across the southeast that help provide
the 400 plus bulls marketed annually by Cow Creek Ranch.
The theme for the field day was "Staying Attached to the Mother Load."
Throughout the program discussions emphasized the group's unilateral goal of
producing deeper, thicker, longer Cow Creek Ranch bulls. The day began with
attendees participating in a cattle evaluation contest and weight guessing
contest featuring fresh weaned bulls calves. Structure, frame, bone and muscle
were underscored as the most desirable traits in the top placing bulls. Billy
Hudson, Courtland, Ala., garnered the high scores in the evaluation contest
while Beth Desalvoof, Arkansas, came closest to the actual weights in the weight
guessing contest. The winners received Hill Creek Beef® steaks.
The remaining part of the educational day featured intense discussions on genetics,
herd management, herd health and current issues facing the beef cattle industry.
Cow Creek Ranch owner, Joe Reznicek moderated the discussions and provided
valuable knowledge and foresight to the producers.
Eighteen-year Cow Creek Ranch customer, Cliff Coddington, Bradenton, Fla., shared
his thoughts on why Cow Creek Ranch bulls have worked in his program and in
his cowherds. “The first bulls we bought from Cow Creek Ranch in 1989 made
a huge difference in our herd. The success we are experiencing today can be
attributed to the transformation of Cow Creek Ranch bulls to more moderate
framed, thicker, deeper bulls,” said Coddington.
Hill Creek Beef®, a Cow Creek Ranch natural beef product, was served the evening
prior to the field day. Attendees were treated to a hamburger lunch the following
day.
Cow Creek Ranch, LLC, is a family owned seedstock operation and is ranked at
the 20th largest seedstock operation in the country. Cow Creek Ranch will offer
600 Cow Creek sired commercial bred heifers on Friday, October 13, 2006, and
350 Cow Creek Ranch bulls on Saturday, October 14, 2006, at the ranch in Aliceville.
For more information, please contact Cow Creek Ranch, 1170 Cow Creek Road,
Aliceville, AL, 35442; 205/373-2269; or on the web at cowcreekbulls.com.
