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Our Story

Stokka Ranch

The Stokka Ranch is nestled in and along muscle while achieving performance con-
the Sheyenne River Valley in Sverdrup sistent with ranch resources. We believe we
township of Griggs County, ND. We are have succeeded and will continue striving
committed to producing low-maintenance, to improve feet, udder and teat conforma-
efficient, high-quality beef cattle. tion.

Our Red Angus program began 17 years Selection pressure for increased numbers
ago. Our objective was to find registered as to weaning weight, yearling weight
females of moderate size with foolproof and milk will inevitably lead to a negative
pedigrees and EPD numbers consistent with impact on profitability and a decline in Gerald & Connie Stokka Family
functionality, low maintenance, fertility and overall ranch health.
soundness. With this group of cows, we mat-
ed to Ohlde Cattle Co. black, red-gene-car- Too much performance demands introduc-
rier bulls, utilizing OCC Linebred and OCC ing extra inputs in the form of additional
Headliner pedigrees. energy and protein into the ranch system.

Our goal with these matings was to improve Without these extra inputs, the ranch eco-
depth of body, fleshing ability and increase system, including the cattle, will suffer. Lori & Murray Stokka

Ogdahl Ranch

Billy Ogdahl and his wife, Abigail, started Concentrating on economic drivers such It’s Ogdahl’s
Ogdahl Ranch in 2018. The couple, along as, stocking rate density, pounds of calf goal to produce
with their young son, Anders, are breeding weaned per exposed cow and shortening cattle that will
and raising cattle as a first-generation cat- calving windows has allowed them to con- perform well
tle ranch south of Cooperstown, ND, along tinue to grow their registered herd of Red in any environ-
the Sheyenne River Valley. Angus cattle that will benefit their custom- ment, adding
ers’ bottom lines. muscle to mod-
Stewardship and sustainability go hand- erately framed,
in-hand, and they ask the question, “How The Ogdahl Ranch aims to sell cattle that grass-efficient
do we do more with less, and how can we will be effective grazers – cows with longev- genetics, along
leave the land entrusted to our care, better.” ity, bulls with desired genomic and pheno- with putting Billy & Abigail Ogdahl
They believe that livestock is the answer, typic traits and steers that will perform well strict selection pressure on their herd to only
and more specifically, efficient beef cattle! in a feedlot or grass-finished environment. produce the best.

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