by Catherine Neumayr | Jan 5, 2026 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
V8 Ranch Shorthorns Shine at 2025 NAILE Louisville Back on the Green Shavings The greatest Shorthorn show on earth, and we get to be part of it again. What a treat. We’re smack dab in the middle of what I call “Shorthorn season.” In my mind, it stretches from Labor...
by Catherine Neumayr | Nov 13, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
Full Circle in Kansas City V8 Shorthorns Make a Strong Return at the American Royal Junior Heifer Show The first time I showed at the American Royal was in 1993. I was ten years old, leading a heifer named BBS Lady Lucky B230, or “LP.” She was entering her fall show...
by Catherine Neumayr | Oct 20, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
A New Heifer & A New Adventure: & Then there were two! One Head at a Time Well, if you’ve followed our Shorthorn journey, you’ve probably noticed a theme I keep coming back to: one head at a time. This fall, it was time to take the next step and double our...
by Catherine Neumayr | Sep 15, 2025 | Shorthorns
The Shorthorn Year Most people live by one of two calendars — the regular January-to-January year, or the fiscal year that runs on its own clock. But now that we’re back in the Shorthorn breed, I’ve discovered a third: the Shorthorn year. And in my mind, it begins and...
by Catherine Neumayr | Jun 20, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
Painted with a Cattleman’s Brush The Story of Shannon Margie 924 — the Irish bloodline that shaped a breed At V8 Ranch, everything we do starts with cow families. But when we bought Margie — CF PC Margie 476 — we weren’t chasing a pedigree. We chose her because she...
by Catherine Neumayr | Jun 10, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
Profitability on Dreams At V8 Ranch, our story has always been simple: we’re cattle people who make our living in the cattle industry. That’s not just a tagline — it’s our truth. I’ve heard my dad say it over and over: “We don’t have doctors or lawyers in the family...
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