Hey, It's Kimber!

Seth and I got married in 2018 and instantly knew we wanted to reconnect with family tradition. Seth’s side raised registered Angus cattle and row crops until the mid-90s, while my family continues to raise corn and soybeans. Neither Seth nor I grew up on a farm or went to school for anything ag-related, so I like to consider ourselves hybrid first-generation farmers. We aren’t completely green, but we have been figuring out a lot on our own!

We currently live on an old cattle farm that sold out about 30 years ago. It’s been a lot of work to, what I like to call, breathe life back into the farm. We are updating our 1900 farmhouse and 1920s barn to meet our modern-day needs while still honoring the past.

That is a common theme for Seth and I. We believe that some things are simply not made like they used to be. Raising Highlands, a heritage breed, has fit in perfectly with this mindset. When reading about heritage breeds, “the kind of livestock that you’d find on your great-grandparents' farms.” resonated with Seth and me. Our goal is to continue to select and breed for characteristics that we find important in beef cattle while also honoring and preserving the Grand Ole Breed for what it has been for hundreds of years.

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