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as rangy, big, red and white Simmental are going to add improving the farm and con- be proud.”
cattle, and they were scared muscle to terminal crosses. tinuing to breed great cattle, To the question of ever
of their birth weights,” he They will maintain or add should Kylee or Logan some- getting back into the dairy
said. “Now they think they milk to the females. Basi- day want to take over the business or owning any other
are a good cross for anything cally, Simmental add muscle family farm like Mike did. breed of beef, the answer
they're running. They pro- and weight to the steer side Together, the Sigmons from Mike and Lisa Sigmond
duce good steers. And heif- and good maternal and gen- have applied the grit of milk- is a resounding “NO!”
ers retained make good cows. tle characteristics to the heif- ing cows and bucking square Unlike his desire to get
er side.” bales, slopping hogs and away from the day-to-day
Nearly 30 years breaking heifers into build- milking, Mike has a different
with Simmental ing their Simmental herd. mindset toward his Simmen-
have seen the kids Still, more work needs doing, tal. When he retires in a few
age out of youth according to Mike, who is more years, he's looking for-
shows. Kylee is often guided by the wisdom ward to spending more time
now married and learned from his father. with them.
has a baby three “If I could sit down and “I will have the time to
weeks old, and talk to my dad, I think he properly spray everything
Logan has entered would tell me I should have in the spring for better weed
the world of a gotten out of milking cows control,” Mike said. “I can
working man. Still, a long time ago,” Mike said. harvest and put up hay when
Mike and Lisa keep “I think he'd be proud of the it needs to be done, not when
their eyes on the cattle we got and would be I can schedule vacation, and
next generation, extremely proud of our kids then it rains all that week.
developing a few and what we achieved in the I'll be able to check cattle
prospective heif- show ring.” two to three times a day and
ers for local fami- Lisa too has lost her father, have the time and ability to
lies interested in a but she believes a similar ac- drill wheat or rye for spring
positive experience knowledgement would come or winter pasture.”
with Simmental. from him. As for Lisa, she'll have
The Sigmons “My dad would be really no worries about his safety.
also have dreams proud of how far we've come While she's in her office, she
of their own for with the cattle and all we've can have peace of mind that
done since dealing with the Mike is out in the pasture
Simmental to maintain ev- with those beautiful, gentle
erything here at the farm. I Simmental cows.
am the only one of us six kids
to have a farm. Since that
was Dad's roots, I know he'd
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