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The Cattle Call Podcast, hosted by Curtis Ohlde will tell the story of America’s Pioneers in the Beef Cattle Industry past and current. Primarily focusing on those in Commercial Production and Seed-Stock Production, Curtis will go on a journey with podcast guest from the starting of the Ranch or Farm through the ups and downs to current operation status. In the United States Beef Cattle Production is relatively new compared to other parts of the world. Recording those 1st, 2nd or 3rd generation producers stories to share with others in our Industry and give light to those outside the Ag Community the hard work, struggles, the good and the bad that came along to get them to where they are today. The Cattle Call will start as a Bi-weekly podcast, in the event enough stories are banked the podcast may move to weekly. In addition as time goes the podcast may branch out into segments about the history of beef cattle production, beef breeds, stock shows that provide networking of ranchers and promotion, looking at the future of Beef Cattle Production Worldwide and other possible branches.

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150 Years of Aberdeen Angus in the United States

July 01, 2023 • Curtis Ohlde • Season 1 • Episode 14

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

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Curtis Ohlde

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