Larry and Sally Forster
Donny and Zane
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Kenny, Kaitlyn, Seth, Libby and Zane Forster
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First, thank you to all of our repeat customers, especially those who have been buying from us for a long time. By coming back for more animals you prove that our genetics work.
Forster Red Angus has been breeding Registered 1A Red Angus for over 40 years. Thanks to my parents, Larry and Sally, for having a good eye and foresight for high quality performance beef cattle.
Forster Red Angus has been stacking genetics that work in the real world, “Real Beef Cattle.” You can breed them straight or cross them out. Everyone has a program that works for them. Now, more then ever, is a time to buy your bulls from a solid breeding program you can count on -- from someone that has been there through good and tough times.
This year's sale bulls were born at the beginning of May. Herd sires are turned out August 1 for about 45 days. This is the hottest time of the year for our breeding season. We are not only breeding for fertility at this time but also heat tolerance.
We wean in November, and there is no creep. Over the winter they are fed a very high roughage diet and grown out enough to show their genetic potential. In the spring, we turn them out on grass just like summer yearlings. In the fall prior to sale, we will give them some supplement to shine them up a little for the sale and winter to come. We have customers that put these bulls with their herd sires throughout the winter on the same ration and get along fine because of the way we raised them. They are grown out, not finished out, during their youth.
Our long-aged bulls definitely have less maintenance and less upkeep than a yearling bull. They will have more longevity for the breeding years to come.
We welcome and encourage repeat and first-time customers to stop by and check our herd. Give us a call so we can help you in your next breeding bull purchase that will fit your needs.
Forster Red Angus has been breeding the best genetics that commercial breeders can rely on. Consistency and reliability are key for everyone's future in the beef business. We are all partners in this, in one form or another, so let’s do it together.
Even though our family is growing up and moving on to college just like most other families. They still keep a strong interest in the Forster Red Angus breeding program.
Zane is working on the oil rigs, and his son Donny is growing like a weed. Seth is in his last year of college and football at Dickinson State. Kaitlyn is going to college in Dillon, MT, this year and playing basketball. Libby just started her first year of college at Bismarck State. This is definitely going to be a different winter for me than I have had in a very long time. I miss them all, already. Larry and Sally are doing well and wondering if they are ever going to retire. They help all of us kids whenever they can.
Forster Red Angus is here to serve you for your breeding stock.
Sincerely,
Kenny Forster & Family
Larrry & Sally
P.S. For the last two years in a row we have received moisture. What can I say, “Thank You God!”
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