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The Midwest Cattleman · October 5, 2023 · P28
Benoit Angus Ranch Honored with CAB

Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award

By Lindsay Graber Runft

Fresh out of the Army with nown, and the will to back says. "Dad has
an eye for the right kind of it up, Benoit Angus Ranch been a great
cattle, Everett Benoit bought earned the Certified Angus teacher for us.
six Angus heifers from his Beef (CAB) 2023 Seedstock And, it's very
neighbor and started a cow Commitment to Excellence nice to be able
herd of his own. He and Award. The family was rec- to work with
wife Bonnie settled down ognized at the CAB Annual your folks."
in north-central Kansas to Conference in Las Vegas, Ne- Passing his
build a farm and family. The vada, in September. work ethic, love
only kind of work they knew for the breed
was hard work, and plenty of Family, Farm and Love and the core
it. for the Angus Female foundation
Their resolve and work While Doug manages the of the family
ethic saw the herd grow to cow herd, Chad oversees the Angus herd on
400 Angus females, along farming side. Where possi- down to sons
with a 2,500-acre farming di- ble, that ties back to cattle as meant they
vision now. row crops, cover and forages grew up with
Benoit Angus Ranch, mar- diversify beyond managing Angus as the
keting over 150 bulls annual- 3,500 acres of grass. Cows only logical
ly, is a multi-generation fam- graze corn stalks till late in choice.
ily business with sons Doug the year and cover crops on The Beno-
and Chad. Focused on serv- wheat ground extend light its have been (from left) John Stika, CAB, Bonnie, (back) Doug, (front)
ing commercial cattlemen, grazing through the winter. recognized for Everett, Michelle Benoit, Bruce Cobb, CAB. (CAB)
the Benoits built a reputa- Everett and Bonnie re- their empha-
tion for high-quality cattle main involved, often sitting sis on maternal
that perform on the ranch, in down with their sons to pro- traits and over- "We’ve had excellent per-
the feedyard and on the rail. vide input and advice. all high-quality Angus genet- formance on our calves and
With always-improving "They started this and now ics that meet commercial cat- the carcass value is really,
cattle to support that re- we all work together," Doug tlemen’s needs. truly, a trait of Angus cattle,"

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