Reminisce Angus Ranch uses data to achieve a measurable difference in the Angus breed

Morgan Rose
Dec 27, 2021
Dec 27, 2021

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Bryan and Marcia Mussard

Focusing on making cows better without making them bigger, Reminisce Angus Ranch offers genetics that are coined as the “extreme middle.”

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Morgan Rose

DILLON, Mont. – Encompassing the most southwest corner of Montana, Beaverhead County is cow country. It is here, in the heart of the largest cattle producing county in the state, that Bryan and Marcia Mussard and their family operate Reminisce Angus Ranch. Focusing on data-backed, quality-carcassing, moderate-framed seedstock, Reminisce Angus Ranch has been raising and selling Black Angus cattle since 1984.

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