Our Story
Our History
The Youngs have been farming in Greeley County, Kansas, since 1906.
They have a long history with cattle and raising stockers since the 1940s. Jerry and Jay have a passion for cattle, and as a kid, Jay always wanted to have a cow/calf operation, but with limited grass in Greeley County made this dream seem impossible.
However, a dream was born in 2016 with the emergence of cover crops in the farming industry, and with a lot of research, Jay came up with a plan to raise cattle year-round on cover crops. The Youngs bought their first pairs from Harms Plainview Ranch and were given the opportunity to be a cooperator with Kravig Red Angus in 2017.
In March 2020, Young Red Angus had their first annual production sale.
Our Program
Young Red Angus is at the forefront of raising cattle on cover crops in Western Kansas.
Our cows are on cover crops from March-October. From October-February they feed on cornstalks, milostalk, or a summer cover crop mix, depending on availability. Solid functional cows are the cornerstone of our program.
We focus on moderate wide body dames that have good feet, udders and legs with a gentle disposition. We want our cows to last and produce calves with exceptional carcass merit.
We calve on a 45-50 day window to insure we keep our most fertile females in production. This insures our customers are getting bulls out of cows that are proving their worth.
Customers
Young Red Angus wants to buy back its customers calves. In doing so here are some of the criteria we use when selecting our customers calves.
