Seifert
The Seifert ranch is located 24 miles south of Big Sandy off of Highway 236. Over 400 cows are calved here as well as the feeding of 450 three-year olds during the winter months. A 400 acre center pivot produces cereal grains and alfalfa as part of the ranch’s crop rotation plan.
Cattle grazing on this part of the ranch enjoy vast open spaces filled with plenty of native range grasses like those found at the Whitcraft. They include Kentucky Blue Grass, Green Needle, Needle and Thread, Brome, Wheat Grass, Tufted Hairgrass, and Rough Fescue. Field sizes are much larger on this part of the ranch and developing adequate stockwater sites play a key role in managing livestock and range conditions.
Foreman Bryan Miller and his wife Dana who joined the IX in 2005 manage the Seifert ranch. Bryan works closely with the NL Foreman, Rowland Riffel to assist in livestock moves on the east end of the ranch and at BPS. Bryan is responsible for maintaining summer stock water for over 1700 pairs. These water developments consist of underground wells and miles of underground pipe as well as reservoirs and tank systems. Bryan also maintains over 10 miles of electric cross fence and the health and well being of the cow/calf pairs and bulls. Along with livestock management, Bryan monitors and maintains the center pivot irrigation. Bryan and Dana have three children.
