E G N CHA
MAKES IMPROVEMENT IN COMMERCIAL
by Jennifer Carrico for American Red Angus Magazine reprinted with permission photos courtesy American Red Angus Magazine
hange is inevitable and change C is good. Going from dairy cows
to beef cows is a drastic change and one that Iowa producer Adam Glienke is glad he made. Glienke, along with his wife
RED ANGUS HERD Amy, have a commercial Red Angus herd with his parents Brian and Cindy Glienke. Until 2014, the family milked cows, but due to a decline in profits at the dairy, they decided to quit milking and switch to beef cows. At that time,
Glienke purchased a small group of certified Red Angus heifers to start his beef herd. “We had dealt with other breeds when I purchased the Red Angus females. After getting them in production it was clear they were the ones we wanted more of because they had a great disposition and mothering ability,” Glienke said.
March 2020
In the past five years, the herd has grown to just short of 200 cows. While he and Amy have their cows and his parents have theirs, all the cattle are run together and treated the same.
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“It’s a true family operation. We all work together to get everything done,” Glienke said. “Dad and I couldn’t do all the breeding, calving, ultrasounding and everything else without the help of my wife and mom. Amy above Adam, Amy and Albie Glienke right Some crossbreeding has been used in the herd to add hybrid vigor and pounds to the calves, but the majority of the breeding of the herd is Red Angus.
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