Our Story – A Local Family Farm
In 1946, Grandpa Milburn moved his family from western Kansas to a ranch south of Arriba, Colorado. He brought his Angus herd with him. Those Angus cattle were descendants of the original four Angus bulls imported from Scotland to Kansas in 1873.
He liked his Angus cattle. They were heavier going into the fall and wintered better than other crossbred cattle on the ranch. However, he didn’t think they were good mothers. According to Grandpa, “They don’t milk, and will putcha on the fence just for lookin’ at’em”.
Improving his Angus mother cows became his mission in life. This was before serious record keeping and EPDs, but he was cowman enough to recognize maternal traits and how they are passed on from mothers to daughters. By keeping his good cows and culling the rest, he eventually arrived at his “Super Momma” herd. Milburn Angus replacement heifers were highly sought after. We still have one of those last Angus cows in our recip herd.
Though we have transitioned from Angus to Wagyu cattle, this is the same direction we are taking our Wagyu herd.
