JUDITH GAP — The Montana Angus Tour is being herded through central Montana.
“The State of Montana is far and away the leader in the United States. We register, more Angus cattle than any other state. And along with that, all the data points and performance programs that get submitted,” said Montana Agnus Association board member Darrell Stevenson. “So, we would be revered as the number one seed stock state in the United States.”
“The Montana Angus Tour is one of the oldest tours in the United States as far as cattle tours,” Montana Angus Association member Roger Jacobs said. “It started here in central Montana, 50 years ago. And, so we're back here again and, having a great time. We travel around to different herds of cattle.”
Over 400 people from 25 states and six foreign countries braved the Montana weather to learn about breeding registered Angus.
“It's one of the best opportunities for us here in the United States to get together with one of the largest crowds of Angus enthusiasts,” said Supply Development for Certified Angus Beef in Nebraska Paul Dykstra. “And, of course, Montana is the...number one state for Angus registrations to the American Angus Association. As far as the number of animals registered every year. So, it's an important state, for the breed.”
"We're trying to identify the next sire or sire group that we want to use on my cows. So that's part of the reason why we come out here,” said Glen Brown a registered Angus breeder from Iowa.
“So, in that there's obvious interest from breeders across the country and from across the world, that literally want to come in and appraise the cattle. One of the beautiful things about our breed is the diversity. There's different types and kinds of cattle,” Stevenson said.
The Montana Angus Tour has been going on for 50 years, putting Montana ranchers at the top of the list for the best registered Angus in the world.
