Our hay is produced and sold in Roggen, CO-about 45 miles east of Denver along I-76. Here we produce 490 acres of alfalfa hay, which is all under irrigated center pivots, where weeds and pests are controlled to maintain the best quality product! The hay is either baled into 2 string small square bales (approximately 50-60 lbs) and put into 14 bale bundles, large net-wrapped round bales (approximat
ely 1350 lbs) and 3x4 squares (approximately 1,400lbs). All small square bales are stored in a hay shed and the 3x4's are tarped. Jim's daughter Taylor markets all of the hay and is the face of the company. Let her know if you'd like to schedule a farm pickup, or get a quote for delivery! Aside from our hay, Jim and Bud established the ranch itself, south of Fort Morgan in 1999 and currently run 600 head of Maine-Anjou, Angus, and Simmental influenced females, which is the foundation of their breeding program. The ranch consists of 17,500 acres. 6,600 acres are dryland wheat, corn, millet, and fallow. Some of the grain they produce is used on the ranch, but with an annual rainfall of less than a 14 inches, silage is purchased from nearby farms to be used as feed for the cows. Pasture accounts for another 10,000 acres of the ranch, for the cows to be sorted into and rotated throughout the year on their short grasses. Due to having such a small amount of precipitation, they must run cattle on large pastures and must concentrate on breeding sound, hearty cattle with good feet and legs. They have found that the Maine-Anjou breed works best because of their ability to succeed in the feedlot, in the pasture, as well as the showring. Their breeding program consists of an extensive artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) program. Their program is designed for calving December through March. The pairs are then run on native grasses throughout the summer. A group of heifer calves will be hand picked and broke in preparation for their annual Back to the Basics Production Female Sale in November. Bull calves are sold at National Western Stock Show and the Nebraska Cattlemen's Classic, with the remainder being offered private treaty at the ranch. Blind Badger Ranch has been honored with numerous awards over the years, but their main goals is to help support the youth of this industry, both in and out of the show ring. Please reach out to anyone at Blind Badger Ranch if there is anything they can do to help you and your program at home. Blind Badger Ranch, as a whole, strives to provide you with the upmost quality product that there is to offer and for a great price! If you have any questions at all, or you would like to purchase some hay, please don’t hesitate to contact us! We are available and we are looking forward to working with you for the years to come!
