Red-Land Cattle is a product driven genetic partnership between Woodland Ag and RedBud Farms. With the combining of genetics from these two operations from Red River County, Texas, and Sevier County, Arkansas, we are producing high quality Red Bulls and Females that fit in this extreme heat and high rainfall environment, and we believe they will fit well in your environment as well. If you are from Eastern Oklahoma, all the way down to the Texas coast and east to Florida, these cattle have already proven they can make it in 100 degree temps and with 60 inches of rain per year falling on their backs. If you are from North or West of these lines, these cattle that originated in our high-humidity, high-rainfall area, will thrive when you get them home like never before.
We hope and believe that you will find the animals offered to you in this sale to be functional and value producing wherever you take them. Maybe you need the extra ear and heat tolerance that the Red Brangus offers, maybe you already have enough Brahman influence in your cow herd and a Red Angus bull will fill your needs, knocking off some of the extra leather in your calf crop and enhancing the carcass merit as our industry demands, or maybe the UltraRed is the best of both worlds that you are looking for. Whatever your situation we are glad that you are considering us as a source for your seedstock genetics. We see the influence of Red-hided cattle only growing in the future, especially across the south. We are so thankful for your consideration of Red-Land Cattle as part of your operation. To serve you in this way and to have a chance to gain your trust is truly a blessing from above.
“He causes the grass to grow for the cattle….”
Psalm 104:14
Red Bud Farms
Red Bud Farms is a family operation located in Southwest Arkansas, owned by Josh and Jennifer Walker. Josh’s dream to become a professional rancher began in 1992 with the purchase of two commercial Brangus females. By the time he graduated high school, his herd had grown to 15 head. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from the University of Arkansas, then continued his education at Colorado State University, receiving a Master’s and Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences. Continuously focussing on genetics and performance, by 2016, Red Bud Farms had grown to over 400 registered females. Our cattle are required to produce in fescue-based pastures and to do so efficiently year after year.
Red Brangus cattle provide our customers with genetics that are functional and productive in a hot and humid fescue environment. To improve our herd and increase our footprint in the beef industry, Red Bud Farms relies on the Ultra program offered by the International Brangus Breeders Association to bring some of the best Angus and Red Angus genetics in the country into our Red Brangus herd. Our partnership with Woodland Ag will add carcass value into our Red Brangus cattle, enhancing their value to commercial cattlemen in the Southern United States and throughout the fescue belt.
Woodland Ag is a commercial and registered Red Angus cattle operation that came into being when owners Chris and Jason Sylte purchased Woodland Farms on the banks of the Red River in 2013 and hired Manager John Purviance to oversee daily operations of the ranch. John is a 1992 graduate of Texas A&M University and has extensive experience ranching on cow/calf, yearling, and commercial feedlot operations. From his previous experience John had come to love the Red Angus female, so it was a perfect fit that the ranch came stocked with a resident 500 head commercial Red Angus cow herd. This was the beginning of and the genetic base for the 1500 head commercial herd that we still operate here on three ranches in Red River County Texas. This commercial herd and its productivity drives every decision we make as seedstock producers. We are our own largest customer; we breed, raise, and develop bulls and females that are functional and work in our area to produce high quality beef animals that function well in our high rainfall and extreme heat environment. We have been offering our bulls private treaty for four years but with nearly 400 registered females now in production we now have the opportunity to share these genetics with you the general public.
We believe the Red Angus female is the best vehicle to get us to our end goal, and this is only enhanced by bringing in some Red Brangus genetics that add heat tolerance and growth - just a touch of ear yet without sacrificing carcass merit or maternal traits. We are excited about our partnership with Red Bud Farms and the High Quality Hybrid Vigor that this partnership is producing. Bulls and females that function well in our environment with minimal inputs and produce outstanding carcasses are the ultimate goal of this operation and we hope that it is evident when you see the cattle we are producing.