Whitestone Krebs

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Whitestone Krebs is a working Angus ranch located in the Northwest corner of the legendary Nebraska ranch country known as the Sandhills. Often referred to as “God’s own cow country”, because of its strong grass and abundant water, the Sandhills encompass approximately 19,300 square miles and contain 12.75 million acres of rangeland. Just as the name implies, the Sandhills were formed ages ago by blowing sand, and are now held in place by vegetation consisting mainly of dry land grasses. The grass-covered dunes can reach heights up to 400 feet, can run a length of 20 miles, and contain slopes as steep as 20%. The Sandhills are the largest sand dune formation in the Western Hemisphere, and one of the largest grass stabilized dune regions in the world. Approximately 720 species of plants are estimated to be growing without cultivation in the Sandhills with 670 of them identified as native species. The Sandhills also have numerous lakes and wetlands. Many of the valleys contain lakes or wet meadows that are watered by the massive Ogallala Aquifer. The aquifer is a vast underground water table that lies below eight states including South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. The hay meadows responsible for the vast majority of forage produced at the WK are sub-irrigated by the historic Ogallala Aquifer. The same aquifer also supplies the water needed for the ranch’s corn and alfalfa that’s grown under center pivot irrigation. The Whitestone Krebs ranch begins in the northeastern edge of Sheridan County and stretches to the northwestern edge of Cherry County. Sheridan County takes in 2470 square miles of Nebraska and has a county population of 6198 people. While the population of Cherry County is similar to that of Sheridan County, at 6148 people, it is much larger in land mass. Cherry County covers an amazing 6010 square miles, which makes it the largest county in Nebraska. In fact, Cherry County is larger than the entire state of Connecticut! Although these counties are relatively small in population size, the number of beef cows located in the area is substantial. Out of the 1.9 million beef cows estimated to be in the state of Nebraska, 248,000 head of them are found within these two counties. Some men make things happen, some men watch things happen, and others wonder what happened. With his birth in 1977, Ken Caryl Mr Angus 8017 signaled the start of the Eldon Krebs era in the Angus breed. As the herdsman for Ken Caryl Cattle Company, Eldon Krebs made things happen as he guided Mr Angus through a storied show career that saw Mr Angus become the first major champion from the tanbark to become a part of the emerging A.l. stud industry. Just three years later, the birth of High Voltage in 1980 and his Triple Crown show career provided the financial impetus for Eldon and Louisa Krebs to put down family roots at Gordon, Nebraska, on the west edge of the famous Sandhills and begin the process of building a legacy. More than two decades after his birth, High Voltage still stands today as the top-valued bull in Angus history.

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