Meet Breeder Roger Olsen

Welcome to the Cattleman’s Corner. I’m Brian Hale, sitting in for the late Howard Hale, as we continue his legacy of speaking with cattlemen and women from around the globe. When it comes to raising cattle, maternal efficiency and greater calving ease are two very important traits, and the American Galvee Association does a great job on their website laying out this information.

The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center data shows Galvee females have the smallest mature cow size of the four major continental breeds. This reduced mature cow size allows for puberty to be reached at an earlier age, which leads to calving earlier in the season and producing a heavier calf at a younger age. Visit galvee.org. Now, here’s Roger Olson again today from Mill Iron Lazy V Cattle Company.

One of the things that I failed to mention, Brian, and she is the key to our whole operation, is my wife, June. My way of supporting the herd, I guess, is I am Slexire’s rep here in Central Colorado. She kind of maintains the herd herself.

We couldn’t do it without her. I didn’t want to do an interview without mentioning her. This is a family operation, it’s a heritage, it’s a way of life.

Would you give it up for anything else? No, I wouldn’t. And you’re right, it is a way of life. I’ve sold herds before, but I’ve always ended up with cows again.

It’s just, like you said, a way of life. And it’s good people. I mean, the cattle people that we deal with on a daily basis, yeah, you’re right, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

That was Roger Olson from Northeastern Colorado’s Mill Iron Lazy V Cattle Company. That’s going to do it for today’s Cattleman’s Corner. Thanks again for listening and may God bless.

I’m Brian Hale.