MENTORS:  MADDUX CATTLE CO.

Maddux Cattle Company—which includes John Maddux, Jack and Carol Maddux, and Harlow and Barbara Hill—is an integrated cow-calf operation in southwest Nebraska. Our rangeland is a combination of sandhills, hard-land canyons, and sub-irrigated meadows along several creeks. We spring calve, wean early, and intensively graze cornstalks in the winter. Our calves are weaned on irrigated grass and are sent to our own feedyard until they are sold for slaughter. We have practiced for 25 years, a high- intensity, low-frequency grazing. We graze twice during the growing season, once during cool season grass period, and later during the warm season green-up. Limited winter grazing is done, mainly with replacement heifers. We have experience with extensive water development, high tensile electric fence, and various practices to manage drought including early weaning, limit feeding of cows, cow leasing, and use of alternative/byproduct feeds. We also have some knowledge of developing a crossbreeding program, which maintains high levels of heterosis and is still conducive to high-intensity grazing with large herds of cattle.

Maddux Cattle Co.
John Maddux, Jack Maddux
and Harlow Hill
74287 333 Ave.
Imperial, NE  69033
308-882-3016 (MT)
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