Welcome back to the American Cattlemen Podcast. Just ahead, we have Dustin Hector, he's the director of Business development for American Cattlemen Media, and he sits down with Lane and Tucker Sitz with Sitz Angus. 

Tucker, currently studying farm and ranch management at Northwest College, describes growing up in the Dillon division of the ranch alongside his parents and siblings, noting the advantages and occasional challenges of working within a large family. Lane explains his path through automotive technology school and his decision to return full time to the Harrison division, emphasizing that ranch life has always been his long-term goal.

Both guests highlight major changes they have witnessed in the cattle industry, especially the rise of technology. They recall working cattle with pen and paper before transitioning to EID tags and electronic record-keeping systems, which have significantly improved data accuracy and management. They acknowledge that this shift can be daunting for older generations, but has become essential to modern operations.

Lane and Tucker outline the scale and structure of the Sitz Angus program. The ranch conducts two annual production sales, marketing over 800 registered Angus bulls each year, split between a March yearling sale in Dillon and a December coming two-year-old sale in Harrison. They also offer bred commercial heifers in the fall and yearling open heifers in the spring, which helps distinguish their program within the industry.

In terms of breeding philosophy, the Sitz program focuses on balanced EPD profiles and a consistent, functional phenotype known internally as the “Sitz look.” They stress maternal and structural traits, avoiding the temptation to chase single-trait trends. The conversation closes with discussion of AI sires they are particularly excited about, including bulls such as Sitz Prefix, Sitz Phenom, Sitz Empire, and other young sires whose early progeny appear promising. The episode concludes with appreciation for the Sitz family’s century-long contribution to the Angus business and a tease for a future episode previewing the December sale.

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