Donated by Oak Meadow Farms, Dr. Lynn, Barb, Matt, Jessica, Hunter and Garrett Aggen of Harmony, Minn., on behalf of the Minnesota Simmental Association
Oak Meadow Farms is located in beautiful southeast, Minnesota and is owned and operated by the Aggen family. Family members involved are Dr. Lynn, Barb, Matt, Jessica and their sons Hunter and Garrett. Performance with quality is the motto at Oak Meadow. The cow herd consists of 150 Simmental and Simmangus females. Bulls and bred females are marketed through an annual sale held each February. The Aggen family is proud to say this is their 3rd time sponsoring a heifer for the MYBEP.
Donated by St. Germain Simmentals, Adam and Theresa St. Germain of Winnebago, Minn., on behalf of the Minnesota Simmental Association
Adam, initially an Illinois native, didn’t start with Simmentals but first with Angus and then Herefords, of all breeds. But he found the light and has chased it ever since. Adam and Theresa St. Germain met while she was at school at South Dakota State University when they were both working at Bushy Park Farms in Mitchell, SD back in 2011! They since have bought a farm outside of Winnebago, MN and utilize Embryo Transfer and Artificial Insemination extensively. Adam and Theresa help manage her dad Roger’s herd of approximately 50 cows. Cattle from Roger Claeys Family Simmentals and St. Germain Simmentals are marketed on an annual show heifer sale in October, many consignment sales between Minnesota and South Dakota, the Royal Classic sale in Ames the first week of January, and, of course, always private treaty. Outside of the cows, they both have full-time jobs. Adam is an Agronomist with Country Farm Supply and Theresa is an Associate Specialist with Merck. In their free time, Adam is on the Winnebago Fire Department and Theresa fills up her time as an MSA Board Member, Executive Committee member of the Minnesota Youth Livestock Expo (MYLE), and assists with Down 4 The Cause in Cedar Rapids, IA. In the summer you can find them at a cattle show, or on the ranger with their 3 dogs checking pastures and, in the winter, calving cows.