The Cattle Call

150 Years of Aberdeen Angus in the United States

July 01, 2023 Curtis Ohlde Season 1 Episode 14
The Cattle Call
150 Years of Aberdeen Angus in the United States
Show Notes

In this episode of The Cattle Call, Curtis has the opportunity to sit down with Anne Lampe the Manager for the Kansas Angus Association.  They discuss the recent event 150 Years of Aberdeen Angus coming to the United States with the introduction of 4 Aberdeen Angus Bull coming to Victoria, Kansas by George Grant in 1973 from Scotland.  They discus the site and colony that George Grant established at Victoria along with the history and journey of those first 4 bulls coming to Victoria.  In addition they go over events for the day as well as previous dedications for the site.

For more information about the event check and the Association check out the Kansas Angus Association...
http://www.kansasangus.org/
http://www.kansasangus.org/150-years-of-angus-field-day-may-20-2023.html

https://www.angus.org/
https://www.angus.org/Pub/AngusNewsRoom/032823-150-year-celebration

Angus Association article 2008 discussed.
http://www.angusjournal.com/articlepdf/thecradleofangu.pdf

Angus for Me me by McLaren.
https://youtu.be/xk2Oe3sUCeo

Farm Progress Article discussed.
https://www.farmprogress.com/livestock/4-angus-bulls-and-a-dream

Article from Kansas Historical
https://www.kshs.org/publicat/history/1986autumn_forsythe.pdf