It has been in continuous operation since. The facility has been relocated 4 times and has occupied its current location since January 1996. The state of the art facility houses 120 total animals consisting of day old heifers to mature cows. Approximately 70 head are of lactating age at any one time. The herd has been continuously registered in an improvement association since 1930.
All breeding is done by artificial insemination.
The cows are fed a silage based ration of corn silage, cottonseed, alfalfa hay and a concentrate mixture to balance a complete diet. The current rolling herd average is 24,000 pounds of milk and is on the increase after a drop which occurred during the relocation. The beef operation consists of cow-calf, backgrounding, and finishing enterprises. The cow herd consists of 150 head of crossbred cows that are currently being bred to Angus and Charolais bulls. Both spring and fall calving herds are maintained to complement the instructional program.