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...
by Catherine Neumayr | Feb 10, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
Warning: This is an unnecessarily sentimental reflection on a single heifer shown by a middle-aged woman who ended up winning a Reserve Division. Proceed at your own risk. Of all the things I’ve shared about my journey back into Shorthorns, this part feels the...
by Catherine Neumayr | Jan 24, 2025 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
Knox’s First Show: A Dream Years in the Making Knox’s first show. It’s a moment our family has been looking forward to for months, maybe even years. This milestone took us to the Cattlemen’s Congress, a show that has quickly become one of the most important...
by Catherine Neumayr | Dec 17, 2024 | Shorthorns, V8 Ranch News
A Transformative Year: Reflecting on 2024 It was standing-room only, filled with breeders shoulder to shoulder, united in a common cause. The energy in the air was electric, the auctioneer’s voice carrying above the laughter and chatter. This was the Deck the Stalls...
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