Directions Fall 2023 | Page 51

IT ’ S TIME TO RAISE YOUR GRADES

AND YOUR PREMIUMS .

1 . Raise HeartBrand-sired cattle . Use fullblood Akaushi bulls crossed with your cow-herd ( live coverage or semen ).
6 . HeartBrand sells Akaushi beef . Above-market price on superior beef = higher premiums for ranchers .
5 . Improve USDA quality grade . The past 150,000 head of HeartBrand Akaushi cattle harvested graded : 60 % USDA prime , 39 % USDA choice and 1 %
USDA select and no roll .

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Ranchto-Table Buyback Program
2 . Verify breed with DNA . Verify parentage with the American Akaushi Association .
3 . Follow management standards . No hormone implants and finished with no growth promotants .
4 . Earn your buyback bonus . $ 100 to $ 150 premium for weaned calves and yearlings . $ 0.30 / lb and up premium for finished fed cattle .
CATTLE
Scan the QR Code or visit heartbrandcattle . com to source Akaushi genetics for your herd .