SIMPSON POLLED HEREFORDS

Mike, Becky, Travis & Kevin
13359 280th St., Redfield, IA 50233-6014
515-833-2991 - becksimp@aol.com - www.simpsonpolledherefords.com


About Our Herd

Mike and Becky have been involved in the Hereford business nearly all their lives, beginning in Ohio (Mike) and Illinois (Becky). The current herd was started in the mid-1970's in Kansas City, MO, when Mike and a co-worker purchased a few commercial and registered Polled Hereford cows. He and Becky began developing their own separate herd after their marriage in 1976.

Sons Travis and Kevin received their first commercial cows for Christmas in 1983 (Kevin was 1 year old) and eventually moved from commercial to purebred cattle. Showing heifers was a favorite family activity from 1989-2000, with the boys enjoying success on the state, regional and national level. Several former show heifers and their offspring are in evidence in today's herd.

Our goal has always been to produce females that balanced phenotype and genetics to be competitive in the showring and productive in the pasture. To that end, we breed our cows to sires with strong performance pedigrees. The focus of our breeding program has not changed, but we are now concentrating on "sharing the wealth" by producing seedstock and show heifers for breeders and juniors who, like us, are interested in strong maternal traits.