Flying H Genetics

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Flying H Genetics is a family-owned and managed ranch and farm operation in southwest Nebraska, near the town of Arapahoe. The operation began in 1976 after we (Dick Helms and wife Bonnie) moved back following college. We went into debt purchasing the place we call home from an uncle on contract. We found operating money at the same bank we use today. Starting with such a high debt load meant we had to spend and invest wisely. Slowly expanding our farming and cattle operation, we added Gelbvieh cattle to the operation in 1982 as a way to generate more income from the same acres. Seedstock production is a form of intensive agriculture since we are adding value to the cattle we sell. The operation continued to grow, not driven by the desire to be bigger, but by the need to be more efficient to justify an annual sale. In 1992, after two years of study and research, the Flying H changed it's name from Flying H Gelbvieh to Flying H Genetics, and added the GelPLUSTM division to its seedstock offerings. GelPLUSTM is a trademarked composite breeding seedstock production system that uses A. I. and cooperator herds to build hybrid bulls to be used in composite crossbreeding systems. As we gained experience, we wanted to assure our customers of the quality of their genetics, so we developed what is referred to as our 16 Quality Standards. These minimum standards for sixteen different traits are the basis for our selection and culling programs...

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