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Fall 2024 – Red Hill Farms Commercial Bred Heifers
Southern Indiana Purdue
Agricultural Center (SIPAC)

Dubois, IN

Located on the unglaciated soils and in the hills of southwest Indiana, SIPAC is one of eight
regional research and outreach operations that make up the Purdue Agricultural Center
(PAC) system. SIPAC became a part of the PAC system 1953 with a focus on how to best
restore and utilize the highly eroded hills that were common in this part of the state. Forag-
es and forestry were then, and continue to be, the focus of the research and demonstration
efforts for the best management practices for the area.
Although the livestock history at SIPAC includes dairy and aquaculture, the current focus
is on beef cattle, hair sheep and meat goats. SIPAC is home to 120 ewes and 50 does that
lamb and kid on pasture in May, as well as a dedicated herd of 30 goats that are utilized by
the extension forester at SIPAC for prescribed grazing research focused on the reduction of
non-native plant species. The beef herd consists of 170 fall calving cows. All females are
exposed to AI and then a clean-up bull for 30 to 45 days. The goal is to produce replace-
ment females, properly sized with growth and production traits, that thrive in the all-forage
production system at SIPAC and a steer that will meet quality specifications on the rail. All
problem females (regardless of specie) are culled. We expect each female to breed and
raise a calf each year with no disposition or assistance from us other than to providing
quality grazing forages 300 plus days a year.

Since 2010 herd sires have been Red Angus, Red Simmental or SimAngus. Red Hill Farms
sires were introduced in 2015 and have been used more and more each year since that
time and all herd bulls are now Red Hill Farm genetics.
Jason Tower, Superintendent
(cell) 812-639-3574
* Available for viewing by appointment before
the sale in Dubois, IN. OR Friday and Saturday
(Sale Day) at Red Hill.
* All females selling tested NEGATIVE for BVD-
PI October 2024.
* Contact Jason or Red Hill Farms for a com-
plete list of vaccinations administered.

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