Bragg Ranch | Herefords & Commercial Cattle

How much feed do your Registered Hereford bulls get a day? And, what kind of feed do you give them? Excellent questions to ask when looking at bulls. All of our customers ask these same questions. They look at the videos of us feeding them out of 🪣 ... and the bulls body condition. Answer is...we have limited pastures with big and Lil bulls in the same pastures...for the bulls to meet full potential of their bloodlines we feed 10-15 lbs per bull of 📣Livestock Nutrition Centers “Maxigain 14%”... a fully fortified, 14% protein, high-energy grower ration that is designed to be hand-fed - hence the buckets 🪣 🤠

W O W 🤩 Great road trip hauling Puckster, Domino, and Boomer to NEW 🏠! Absolutely beautiful countryside with green pastures as far as your 👀 can see. Some of the friendly folks you will ever meet in the cattle industry. 📣 Shout Out to Jeremiah Hauptman for selecting our Registered Hereford bulls bloodlines for their breeding program!!!

Bragg Ranch is proud of their herd bull BR A004 CRACKERJAK 915C ET!! Results are in from the 2019-born calf crop at Olsen Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb. This operation’s commercial cow herd is a 22-year participant in the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) National Reference Sire Program (NRSP). https://hereford.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/0221_Performance-Matters.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2UKtC4T6JsKYhD467VAAS_mcQSwC-nDOuP_8a1ahO78UDkmiMhO9a8FXA

How do we get their horns to turn down? That’s a common question we’re asked on our horn bulls. Answer is Horn Weights. BOSSMAN 626F horns look AWESOME 😎

Registered Hereford’s are smart. Puckster 2F is admiring the heifers wishing he could visit their pasture. Puckster 2F knows just how close to come in contact to the Hotwire with getting zapped. Thank goodness 😅 they respect the Hotwire!

Weather was AWESOME 😎 and the Heifers were feeling good! Beautiful day to be outside. www.braggherefords.com

Challenging week for farmers & ranchers! Snow is beautiful. Then on the other hand it’s life & death for animals if we do not intervene and sometimes it’s out of our control. Highways disappear into layers of freezing snow. Everything STOPS. You need 4 Wheel-Drive vehicle, winter clothing to work in freezing weather for hours & hours. Snow is hard to walk in and everything takes more time. Top it off with busted water lines and hoses. Now your thawing water pipes with torches and using a short water hose - long hose freeze to fast - breaking ice out of tanks - to refill 100 gallon water troughs twice a day X 6 troughs. Or, busting frozen ponds with tractor. Calfs are born you pray they live. By the grace of God you are trying to survive and keep your animals alive. Looking forward to Spring! SHOUT OUT to Taylor Orrell, Emerson Arkansas FFA “YOU ROCK! 💯 Thanks!!!”.

Herd Health is essential in developing Registered Hereford Bulls. Each bull has a Health Record designed for deworming, weights, and vaccinations. We load the big bulls first then the lil bulls. We work as a team. Each member has an important role to keep the operation as smooth and safe as possible. SHOUT OUT to Taylor Orrell, Emerson Arkansas FFA & Columbia County 4H “Appreciate all you do for the herd. Working double duty your always there to lend a helping hand!!”.

My boys love to eat. They’re like kids looking forward to eating something tasty 😋 and wondering where it went as they finish it off! www.BraggHerefords.com

We develop exceptional Registered Hereford herd bulls. Herd bulls have to be athletic. There’s a lot of variables producing an exception herd bull. One element is tied to another element. Without one element the other elements can’t reach full potential... www.braggherefords.com

Lots of people can show livestock. FEW CAN SHOW 1900 lbs bull. And, FEWER CAN SHOW two 1900 lbs bulls. 🔝 that with BULLS TRAINED & SHOWN BY WOMEN! Dreams & dedication are a powerful combination.... CONGRATULATIONS Taylor Orrell & Karli Rabb on showin the boys! Y’all made Arkansas proud!!! www.braggherefords.com

Congratulations Chad Wilson! Looking forward to photos of LANCE 901E calf crop. We appreciate you!!! www.braggherefords.com

Genetics matters... To know where your next calf crops going you have to know where its been... Brocks 15 months old and his full-brother Ozzie is 3 years old. What do you think Brock will look like at 3 years old? www.braggherefords.com

💥WOW💥Taylor Orrell, Columbia County 4H, looked AWESOME showin the boys at the 2020 Mississippi Youth Expo! Special “Thank you” to Karli Rabb, Emerson Arkansas FFA, being a team player showin Remington!!! www.braggherefords.com

Round 2: Congratulations “Taylor Orrell, Columbia County 4H” & OLLIE @ Arkansas State Livestock Fair 2020! Your hard work and perseverance have paid off!!! www.braggherefords.com

Courage is stepping out of your comfort zone and saying “ I can do this”.... Congratulations “Dawson Dooly, Columbia County 4H, Showin OLLIE! Mentored by, Taylor Orrell!!! www.braggherefords.com

Thanks to teamwork like this, it's no surprise why Taylor Orrell, Columbia County 4H, dedication to improving herd health and understanding the financial benefits of a healthy herd! Great job!!! www.braggherefords.com