Town Creek Farm Since 1993
FALL 2022
Volume 10, Issue 3 • Published by Town Creek Farm, West Point, Mississippi • Brangus and Ultrablack
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Town Creek Farm Milton Sundbeck, Owner Office: 32476 Hwy. 50 East West Point, Mississippi 39773-5207 www.TownCreekFarm.com Joy Reznicek Sundbeck, President (205)399-0221 Joy@TownCreekFarm.com Cody Glenn, Ranch Manager (601)508-8689 Cody@TownCreekFarm.com Representatives: Clint Ladner • (662) 812-8370 Logan Perry • (863)634-4810 Michael Agar • (336)406-4143 South American Representative Ing. Agr. Federico Maisonnave (011) 595 981 362 898 Maisonnave.Federico@gmail.com TOTAL COMMITMENT
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Lot 1 – 25H4 - Brangus. Full 2-year-old.
Cows Quietly Doing Their Jobs BY CODY GLENN, RANCH MANAGER TURNING CHALLENGES INTO SUCCESS IS A DAILY GRIND FOR AMERICAN CATTLEMEN. RECORD-SETTING DROUGHTS HAVE SCORCHED MUCH OF THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR. In other parts of the country, torrential downpours have washed away homes, barns, and businesses while bringing crop harvest to a standstill. Wildfires have dotted the plains. For those who raise crops and cattle to feed the world, skyrocketing input prices, inflation, and market volatility have only been salt in the wound. These challenges are the tempering flames that set us apart from the other 98.5 percent of the population. At Town Creek Farm, they are the driver of our commitment to providing sound, functional genetics. Commercial cattlemen are the lifeblood of our program. It is with our customers in mind that we make each decision for direction in our systems-based approach to developing genetics. Our goal is to produce a product that moves the needle for our customers every time they reach back into our herd to select their next bull or set of commercial replacement heifers. Our recipe for success is to apply constant selection pressure to our cow herd. A friend and mentor once told me, “A good cowherd cannot be bought or bred. It is culled.” We firmly believe that. Fertility is the first and foremost trait we look for in our cattle. If a female fails to breed, no other trait matters. Every year, cows are scored for teat and udder quality at calving and weaning. Feet are scored annually on yearling heifers and cows are observed and culled as necessary. Poor disposition cattle are removed from the herd. In addition, we are continually working to improve carcass quality and other value-enhancing traits. Years of data and production records aid us in identifying cow families that excel in each of these areas. These are the cows that are quietly doing their job, raising a calf every year, breeding back early, and never causing a minute’s trouble. Generations of stacking these maternal gems into pedigrees garner great results for our customers who are looking to add longevity to their cattle
and residual income to their business. Eight years of hard work are beginning to bear fruit. Breeding new first-generation Brangus became a goal of Town Creek Farm while making summer commercial herd visits and realizing the need for renewed heterosis in multi-generation Brangus lines. Through careful selection and matings, we have bred up from Angus and Brahman to make first-generation cattle, a lengthy and painstaking process. This year we weaned two groups of firstgeneration Brangus; one small group this Spring and a larger group this Fall. We are absolutely amazed at the phenotypes that we have been able to achieve in these young calves. They are moderate framed, easy fleshing, and packed full of heterosis. The impact that these bulls and females will have on our customer’s cows and the Brangus breed will be astounding. They will add new genetics to the Brangus breed and, at the same time, give commercial cattlemen the boost of hybrid vigor they need for increased fertility and longevity in their cow herds. Look for our First Gen Pen at our October 15th Sale. We will have ten Spring born firstgeneration heifers on display. Our annual Town Creek Farm Bull and Female Sale will be packed full of highquality bulls and commercial bred heifers. Through all the challenges we have faced across the land this year, these cattle have risen to the top. The bull offering is filled from beginning to end with stout rugged bulls ready for service. Varying levels of Brahman content in the offering add flexibility for use in a variety of mating schemes and an opportunity to increase heterosis in their offspring. Our commercial heifer producers have put together a tremendous offering that is sure to add value to your program as well. We are excited to welcome back our longtime customers and friends and look forward to cultivating new relationships along the way. Whatever challenges and changes the future holds for us as cattlemen, Town Creek Farm genetics are poised to adapt and overcome.