Aberdeen Barn Talk hosted by Curtis Ohlde and Todd Bohlmeyer look to introducethe Livestock Industry to the American Aberdeen Breed and provide value to existing American Aberdeen Breeders. Contained in the bi-weekly episodes there will be information and discussion, along with guest speakers, talking about theAmerican Aberdeen Breed and livestock industry in general. In addition, there will be updates to currentevents happening within the American Aberdeen Breed, General Beef Cattle Production, and Associated Farming Topics to start outeach episode. Aberdeen Barn talk is a production of the Midwest AmericanAberdeen Association.
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December 6, 2024Episode 301 hr 9 min
Following Up and Looking Forward
Welcome back to Aberdeen Barn Talk. Been a little tied up and had to take a break but host Curtis Ohlde is back and in this Episode sits down with Wes Gunn and David Shockey to review the last year while on the American Aberdeen Breeders Services Committee and what they are looking forward to in 2025. In addition both Wes and David are running for the American Aberdeen Board and share some of the things they would like to do if elected to the Board of Directors. Curtis shares as well what's been going on with TLC Farms as well as looking forward to 2025 to form the Aberdeen Breeders Alliance for like minded breeders looking to collaborate on data and commercial breeding acceptance.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions LLC and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
February 23, 2024Episode 291 hr 27 min
2024 Ohio Beef Expo & Sale
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde is joined once again by reoccurring guest, Dustin Bender and a first time guest, Colton Tom with the University of Findlay in Ohio. Dustin shares past experience with the Ohio Beef Expo and the involvement the Eastern American Aberdeen Regional Association has had over the years. Colton then goes into a deep dive starting with the two semen lots which represent most of the offering and program for the University of Findlay. Then goes through each individual lot. There will be 21 live haltered lots and 2 semen lots. The sale will be live during the Expo so be sure to reach out to Colton or Roger Hunker for bidding or reach out to cci.live to register for the sale. The sale will be Friday March 15th starting at 1pm Eastern Time. For more information about the Expo https://www.ohiobeefexpo.com/schedule-events. Be sure to check out the lots on Breeders World (viewing only) https://www.breedersworld.com/auctions/10218-aberdeen-advantage-sale-ohio-beef-expo. Or cci.live https://cci.live/sales-schedule.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions, L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
February 16, 2024Episode 2848 min
Cann Valley Cattle Co. - Matt Cooney
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde sits down with Matt Cooney of Cann Valley Cattle Co. from Victoria, Australia. Matt shares being a first generation cattleman, growing up in the city then finding interest in Lowline Cattle while visiting his aunt. Since then Matt has aggressively shown cattle to promote his program and has been successful in growing his program sourcing genetics not only in Australia but also to Europe with enough demand to make it a fulltime occupation now. Matt is also active with ALCA and sits on their council. For more information about Cann Valley Cattle Co. https://cannvalleycattleco.com/Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
February 2, 2024Episode 271 hr 14 min
International Series - Matt Wilkinson - Lowland Park Beef, NZ
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde is joined by Rebecca Miller, David Shockey and Dustin Bender to talk with Matt Wilkinson of Lowland Park Beef in New Zealand. There was a little bit of mic feed back on one mic creating some static so hopefully you don't mind too much. Matt shares about the area he lives in New Zealand then his family background in the Dairy Business. Matt then transitioned to the Beef Side where he shares how he utilizes the Lowline genetics for creating Lowline on Dairy cross calves to finish out as well as having a registered pedigree herd. In addition Matt shares about Lowline interest in New Zealand as well as his involvement with the Australian Lowline Cattle Association. For more information about Lowland Park Beef, go to https://www.facebook.com/lowlandparkbeef.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions, L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
January 19, 2024Episode 261 hr 8 min
International Series - Margo Hayes - Vitulus Stud Australia
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde is joined by Rebecca Miller to hear from Margo Hayes of Vitulus Stud, Queensland, Australia. Margo shares her story of starting out with two Lowline cows to shipping live cattle and genetics around the world. She was a Pioneer in Red Genetics and promoting them. Margo was a member of ALCA, Ausline and the American Aberdeen Association. Margo dispersed her her in 2019 but is still a great asset in the history of the breed. In addition to breeding cattle, Margo was active in promoting the carcass side winning in multiple divisions over multiple years against all breeds. For more information about Vitulus Stud go to https://vitulus.com.au/about-our-team/history/.In addition to breeding cattle and focusing on the meat side of the business, Margo found time to be a book author with the book Small Cattle for Small Farms. https://vitulus.com.au/book/Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions, L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com
January 5, 2024Episode 2553 min
Lessons Learned Episode 2 of 2
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde sits down with American Aberdeen Association Committee Members Dustin Bender, Wes Gunn and David Shockey. They continue on from the last episode talking about various females in their respective programs and wrap up with talking about committee goals for 2024.Curtis starts out sharing that this episode title came from another podcast, The Angus Underground and would encourage everyone to add it to their playlist as well the Lessons Learned episode. https://angus-undercover.simplecast.com/episodes/lessons-learnedTune in, in two weeks for the second half of this episode where they talk dams and going into 2024.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
December 23, 2023Episode 2458 min
Lesson Learned Pt. 1 with American Aberdeen Committee Members
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde sits down with American Aberdeen Association Committee Members Dustin Bender, Wes Gunn and David Shockey. They start out sharing information about their background and learn that David started out as a pig boy. They then review the committee and the Association for 2023 with the biggest accomplishment being online registration going live. They then do some fun answers talking about various A.I. Sires and Walking Sires in their various programs. Ones that work, ones that didn't, one's most excited about as well as reaffirming that not everyone is going to be break and just because one excels in one program, no guarantee he will in the next one.Curtis starts out sharing that this episode title came from another podcast, The Angus Underground and would encourage everyone to add it to their playlist as well the Lessons Learned episode. https://angus-undercover.simplecast.com/episodes/lessons-learnedTune in, in two weeks for the second half of this episode where they talk dams and going into 2024.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
Going International - Ireland with Lucie & John Walsh
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde goes International traveling to Listowel, Ireland to talk with Lucie & Johan Walsh of Boiheamach Farms. Earlier in the day a local new crew was onsite to interview Lucie and John's farm and talk about Lowline cattle. They have the second herd to their knowledge of Lowline Cattle. The herd started with the purchase of embryos from the McIntosh Creek Lowlines in Australia. They recently had what would be the first Red Lowline calf in Ireland. John shares the timeline and reasoning for getting into the breed and what they look to as they build in the future. In addition John shares about farming in Ireland. To find out more about their farm, look up Boiheamach on facebook. You can also find out on the show Ear to the Ground on the RTE network to watch their interview. If not posted check back for an update for the link.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C. and may be reached at CowTownProductionsKC@gmail.com.
October 30, 2023Episode 211 hr 44 min
Record Keeping - Productions Records 3 of 3
In this episode of Aberdeen Barn Talk, host Curtis Ohlde sits back down with Dustin Bender and Eric Kyllo to wrap up the series on Record Keeping. Dustin brings some worksheets from his operation for calf production weights, preg checking and evaluating bull data. They each break down how they would break down for their individual operations. Eric emphasis's applying the data back to the financial statement. This is a long episode, hope you enjoy it.Aberdeen Barn Talk is a production of Cow Town Productions L.L.C. and may be contacted at CowTownProductionsKC@outlook.com.
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