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Bob and Lynn have built their own herd, the Fodges The Midwest Cattleman · October 5, 2023 · P23
a dynamic and success- incorporate feed tests on all
ful agriculture business to of their bulls. They breed a consistently provide calving Beyond the genetics, every
pass along. Hopewell Farms lot of heifers and collect car- ease, early growth, excep- inch of pasture owned and
Angus, founded in 1986 with cass ultrasound on every- tional carcass quality and leased is rotationally grazed
the purchase of 323 acres thing to get real-world data. feed efficiency. Because pri- with waters to each paddock
south of Indianapolis, The steers they feed out on vate treaty sales allow us to to increase carrying capacity.
In., relocated to Northeast the farm also deliver data better know our customers, The current drought chal-
Missouri in 1999. By then, directly from this diverse en- their cattle and their needs, lenged the Fodge family to
the commercial Angus herd terprise. we continue to market our get industrious and creative
had upgraded to purebred as “With today’s feed costs bulls private treaty year- to maintain herd numbers
a result of a week-long trip rising, and our consumers round. Our bred cows and and health on waning forage
in 1989 to Montana. During demanding a better product,” heifers are also sold directly and little rainfall.
that week following Thanks- Lynn said, “we focus on pro- off the farm in the spring and
giving, the Fodge family fre- ducing bulls and heifers that the fall.” continued on page 30
quented a number of Mon-
tana Angus sales. The sale
at the Stevenson, Basin and 45th Annual
Diamond Dot ranches piqued Sydenstricker Genetics Production Sale
their greatest interest.
“We returned from that Saturday, November 18 ▪ 10:00 a.m. at the farm
sale with the best heifers we
had ever owned,” Lynn said. Sydenstricker Genetics has a long history of combining genetic Selling:
“The next year we bought diversity with balanced trait superiority to produce breeding stock 116 Fall Yearling Bulls
more heifers, and sons of (semen tested ready to work)
three of the best bulls in the that will go out and work in the real world. We are diligent in 70 January Bull Calves
breed: GT Maximum, QAS performance testing, and believe in supplying our customers all the (Wintering Program available)
Traveler 23-4 and GDAR information .... all the time. 2 Embryo lots
Rainmaker 340.” The 186 bulls offered have 58 Fall Calving Pairs
an average $Combined
In time, the Fodge family Index ($C) of $296, which 23 Spring Bred Cows
49 Spring Bred Heifers
became a fan of Basin genet- ranks in the top 10% of 88 Fall Yearling Heifers
ics and friend to owner Doug non-parent bulls 47 Spring Heifer Calves
Stevenson. “For years, we ran LOT 120—SydGen Gavel 2480
Basin cattle and Hopewell
cattle out here,” Lynn said. Birthdate: 09/13/22 Reg.# 20661141
“Our breeding BW: 74 WW: 820 YW: 1447
programs were identi- This balanced-trait 6.7 frame GAVEL son comes by his
cal. At one time, we had as power naturally. His 4 year old ENHANCE dam boasts
progeny ratios of 2 WW at 109, 2 YW at 108, 2 IMF at 122
many as 400 head of Basin and 2 RE at 109.
females.”
As a result of that Mon- CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
tana-Missouri partnership, +7 -+1.6 +92 +164 +1.29 +23 +36 +77 +0.96 +0.83 -0.007 58 183 295
the Fodges sold bulls at the
largest bull sale in North
America, filled orders to
Yukon, Ok., to the Express
Ranch, and shipped a pot load
of bulls to sell in California.
All across the Midwest and
into states like Florida, Or- Lot 249 - SydGen Perfection 0911
egon and Arizona, Hopewell Birthdate: 8/31/20 Reg.# 20013483
bulls have landed into many A beautiful 3-year-old daughter of GAVEL whose first calf is
an out-of-state pedigree. In retained to replace her in the herd. 0911 sells with a 70
addition, a couple of Hopewell pound, August 30 heifer calf by our exciting new sire,
bulls have been consigned for ALPHA.
A.I. service through ORIgen.
“We've worked with Doug CED BW WW YW SC Doc Milk CW Marb RE Fat $M $B $C
for 25 years,” Lynn said. “He +15 -1.2 +65 +118 +1.52 +20 +25 +45 +0.88 +0.42 +0.028 77 150 272
does amazing work on de- EPDs as of 9/22/23
veloping what needs to be Complete catalog available online; mailed with November
changed in the Angus breed Angus Journal; or on request from the Farm Office 2 266tthh AAnnnnuuaall SSyyddGGeenn IInnfflluueennccee CCoommmmeerrcciiaall HHeeiiffeerr SSaallee
Thursday, December 7 ▪ 6:00 p.m.
and has a knack for sensing Check out our website for complete weights, calving, and New Callaway Livestock Center, Kingdom City, MO
Date
what's coming down the pike. other updates as they become available Selling 80 head of top commercial bred heifers and 25 2-year-old
We are usually on the front Production & Commercial Sale broadcast online at pairs. All heifers have met a stringent set of qualifications, and all will
of those changes because of www.DVAuction.com be sired by, or bred to SydGen Herd Sires.
him.”
Everything is now sepa- Registered Angus Cattle
rate from the Basin Ranch, Since 1952 Visitors Always

although Hopewell Farms Eddie L Sydenstricker Ben Eggers—(573) 473-9202 Welcome
Angus continues to mirror Sydenstricker Nobbe John Deere Farm Office—(573) 581-1225 Kyle Vukadin
that renown breeding pro- (573) 581-5900 3997 S Clark ▪ Mexico, MO 65265 Bub Raithel—(573) 253-1664 Kenneth Roberts
gram. With sole focus on eddiel@snpartners.com www.sydgen.com ben@sydgen.com Blake McDonald—(573) 205-7914 Tristan Crick