Shady Oaks Red Angus

Third generation owners/operators of the Burt Family Farm, together they started Shady Oaks Red Farm in 1988 and utilized Red Angus bulls in their commercial cowherd. 

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As their children became active in 4H, the family began to purchased Red Angus females, and by the mid 1990s, the cowherd completely transitioned to purebred Red Angus genetics.

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Today, Jack and Mary are both retired and manage day-to-day operations.

Growing up near Hastings, NE, Eric brings a strong commercial cowman approach to raising cattle. He has a B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in agronomy and has taught range and ranch management courses.

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Eric works for the University of Minnesota as a Beef Systems Management Specialist based at the North Central Research & Outreach Center in Grand Rapids, MN.

Alaina handles all of the data management, social media and artificial insemination work on the farm. 

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When not working on the farm, or running kids to activities, Alaina volunteers as the Adult Education Chair with the Minnesota CattleWomen and Itasca County 4-H.

The next generation of cow kids at Shady Oaks Farm. They are good at watching gates, filling buckets and recording numbers chute-side.