New Year’s Special: Through the Eyes of Jordan Rhodes

Welcome to today’s special episode of Angus Underground with your hosts, David, Joe, and Korbin! In this conversation, they discuss their personal and professional New Year’s resolutions, thoughts on the industry, and their conversations with Board of Directors members and Angus staff. Additionally, they also tie up the loop around their beef on dairy discussion from Episode 9, share what transpired at the December 15th open-to-the-public meeting in Billings, and discuss sustainability when it comes to CAB.In the second half of the show, your hosts are joined by a fantastic guest and their first repeat guest – Jordan Rhodes! Jordan is the co-owner of Rhodes Red Angus, located in Faulkton, South Dakota. He is a young, passionate breeder that is truly paving the way for the next generation of cattle ranchers.Jordan lends some incredibly insightful knowledge on how he matches his bull customers with the right bull. He shares how he maintains relationships with customers, his advice on redirecting your customers to what they actually need vs. what they think they need, how he has grown his ranch from the ground up, how he chooses the ingredients that he’s going to bring into his program for his next breeding generation, and information about his upcoming bull sale.Thank you for tuning into Angus Underground in 2021! We will see you soon in 2022!Mentioned in this Episode:Montana RanchThe Montana Bred for Balance Bull and Female Sale — Call David at 406-210-5605 or send an email to [email protected] if you’re searching for semen from balanced trait sires!Rafter 5M Land & CattleBruin RanchFacebook @AngusUndergroundInstagram @AngusUndergroundContact [email protected] or call #406-210-1366 if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for Angus UndergroundAngus Underground Ep. 9: “Angus on Dairy with Eddie Veenendaal”American Angus Association® (AAA)JBSCertified Angus Beef® (CAB)National Beef®Rhodes Red Angus — Call Jordan Rhodes’ at #605-328-9301Angus Underground Ep. 5: “Breeding Philosophies with Jordan Rhodes of Rhodes Red Angus”Rhodes Red Angus: 7th Annual Bull Sale on DVAuction – January 17th, 1 pm CSTQuotes:“If we ever disagree with something … have an idea … [or] have a concept — be it a good or bad opinion — we … as the American Angus Association … have a duty and an obligation to reach out to … Board of Directors members.”“Angus on dairy — whether we like it or not — has been, and will continue to be, a part of the certified Angus beef supply. … There’s nothing there that we can change short of a complete overhaul of the specifications of CAB that will keep it out.”“To make progress, I think the only way you can be sustainable is to start asking a whole bunch of questions.” — Jordan Rhodes“To me, this business is about — first and foremost — reproduction. Second[ly], production. If you culture those two traits, you could build a really beautiful cow herd in about five years.” — Jordan Rhodes“I learned pretty fast that if you’re going to survive in this business from ground-zero, you’ve got to pretty much do everything you can.” — Jordan Rhodes“Don’t let your pride get in the way of success.” — Jordan Rhodes Learn more about our sponsor, Montana Ranch, by visiting MontanaRanchAngus.com.

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