Garrett Hagler of the Miami Trace FFA Chapter in Washington Court House, Ohio, began his operation with two bred Angus heifers that he bought and bred for the next two years. As his herd grew, he switched from artificial insemination to hand breeding, introducing a bull into the herd. Today, his herd consists of 25 Black Angus cows—22 calves, one bull and four registered heifers. Hagler has enough pasture to support 60 breeding cows if he chooses to increase the size of his herd in the future. He is supported by his FFA advisors, Amanda Swigert, Bruce Bennett and Wendi Mizer Stachler. This award is sponsored by Merck Animal Health and Rabo AgriFinance.
Listen to Bronson Teichert’s conversation with Garrett here.
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