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Kraye Angus Ranch, Mullen
The Kraye family has been ranching in the Nebraska Sandhills since the 1920s. In 1953 Fred purchased his first Angus cattle to keep his herd separate from his father’s Herefords. Today the family operation manages 350 registered cows and 400 commercial cows. Fred and his wife, Theresa, maintain involvement in hay production, while their son John and his wife, Julie, are responsible for the cow herd. Fred and Theresa’s daughter, Carol, helps manage the annual spring bull sale, and Carol’s husband, John G., is the truck driver and part of the summer hay crew. Their other sons, Fredrick and Mike, live elsewhere, but they still help with the ranch during busy seasons. The ranch includes 800 acres of irrigated alfalfa, which turns the ranch into a haying operation during the summer months. Due to the abundance of feed, the Krayes usually winter 200-400 yearlings each year. Through the years, Kraye Angus has participated in the Angus Herd Improvement Records (AHIR) program. They have used expected progeny differences (EPDs) to develop more marketable calves while maintaining a balanced-trait cow herd. home | conference schedule | tour schedule | conference speakers | hotel info |
