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Cole Cattle Company is a proud genetic provider for Next Step Cattle Company in Livingston, Alabama. The goals of the operation are simply focusing on traits which will net the most dollars for cattlemen in not only the southeast but for cattlemen across the country. A very disciplined breeding program is what has allowed Cole Cattle Company to progress to where it is today. Over the last decades, attention to cattle who will provide calving ease, unrivaled growth, maternal traits, and the carcass quality demanded by feeders are the trademark of the bulls who garner the C-3 prefix. Likewise, the program runs their entire cowherd in the heart of the southeast. Heat tolerance and hair shedding ability is a must for the cattle to thrive in their environment.

The growing program focuses on genetic advancement while not losing sight of the cowmantraits needed in order to excel. In the world of cattle genomics, the Cole Cattle Company program is viewed at the forefront of producers. Every registered animal has a high-density genomic screening, in addition the Cole family uses this information a step further utilizing the RightMate and RightChoice program. The utilization of the RightMate program allows the Cole Cattle Company Genetics to line up a positive assortment of high impact genes in return which will boost the profitably of the genetic purchaser’s bottom line. The use of technology while maintaining a critical stockmen’s eye has allowed the Cole Family to rise to the top of bull producers in the southeast.

The program could not function without generational help. Michael, Tammy, and Michael Alan all play a critical role in the operation. Michael Alan’s love of the cattle continues to grow and serves as the herdsman while heading up the bulk of the day-to-day operations of the cattle. The family has a unique perspective in the beef business owning several successful steakhouses across the southeast. The family sees firsthand the importance of a uniformed, consistent, and quality product for their beef customers and takes those traits and apply them to their cowherd.

If you ever make it in the Livingston area, visitors are always welcome.

Circle H Cattle Farm is genetic provider for Next Step Cattle Company in Marion Junction, Alabama established in 1982. Cattle at Circle H are homozygous black and homozygous polled purebred Simmental. The bulls are the result of an intensive AI program and the use of detailed records to make selection decisions.

Circle H strives to produce cattle that are in demand in the Black Belt region of Alabama as well as throughout the South East. EPD’s, ultrasound measurements, as well as DNA profiles are used in selection decisions. Phenotype is also important as cattle are required to be structurally correct to remain in the herd.

The farm is led by Jimmy  Holliman and his wife Kathleen. Jimmy has served in many leadership positions in cattle organizations in Alabama and nationally. He has served as president of the Alabama Purebred Breeds Association, the Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association and the Beef Improvement Federation where he received the Continuous Service Award. He has served as president of the 11,000-member Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, president of the Southeastern Livestock Expo and as a Trustee and Treasurer of the American Simmental Association. He served as Region 2 Policy Vice -president of the National Cattlemen Beef Association and served as Chairman of the NCBA Cattle Health and Wellbeing committee. He has been inducted into the Alabama Livestock Hall of Fame and the Mississippi State Livestock Judging Hall of Fame.