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Beef Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale saboranch on 02 Dec 2011
Rotokawa Devon bull Sabo Eban for sale
Sabo Eban, registered Devon bull, sired by Rotokawa 974, dam Rotokawa 930. Full rumped, gentle, intelligent, fertile, 49″ at the shoulder. Eban will build rumps, moderate frame size, easy calving, and gentleness into any crossbred herd, with excellent tender beef for grassfed production. Ask our butcher (Wayne Worley, Montana’s Best Meats, Whitehall, MT 406-287-3457)!
Sabo Eban, Rotokawa Devon bull, just back from 6 weeks with our beef herd (photographed Oct 5, 2011). Trim, fit, and ready for more work! Eban is an embryo bull, raised by a Red Angus mother here on our ranch at 5200′ elevation. Born May 19, 2009, Eban is ready for a long life of herd improvement. Interested? Contact us a 406-685-3248, or saboranch1@gmail.com.
Sabo Eban, showing terrific teat placement for balanced udders in his daughters. $7000, embryo bred by Bakewell Reproductive Co., born and raised at Sabo Ranch, Harrison, MT 59735. (406-685-3248)
Beef Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale saboranch on 22 Feb 2011
ROTOKAWA Sired Devon Bull for Sale- SABO FRANCIS- SOLD
SOLD: SABO FRANCIS, a registered fullblood DEVON embryo bull born and raised here on Sabo Ranch at 5200' elevation in the foothills of the Tobacco Root Mountains of MONTANA, is a gentle, deep chested, full rumped bull with great feet. Sire: Rotokawa 982, Dam: Watson Farm Sarina. Born 5/22/09, photographed here in Feb. of 2011. FRANCIS is of moderate frame, about 50" at his well-crested shoulder. $3600. Questions? Contact owners Mark and Jenny Sabo, (406)685-3248, or saboranch1@gmail.com. Mail: P.O.Box 65, Harrison, MT 59735
SABO FRANCIS IS SOLD, Sept. 2100. Subscribe to our website for news about 2012 calves! email: saboranch1@gmail.com
Beef Cattle &Events saboranch on 07 Feb 2011
New Devons at Sabo Ranch
Devon cow "Lakota's Own M70" in her new home in the mountains of southwest Montana, at Sabo Ranch in Harrison. M70 has adapted well to our 4000' elevation, grassfed diet, and red and black herdmates. We will be breeding her to our Rotokawa Devon bull Sabo Ben, and can't wait to see a whole herd of these Devons!
Another Devon heifer for Sabo Ranch! With the birth of Sabo Ella, V10, we boosted our female Devon count to 10! Daughter of Lakota's Own M70, little Ella is feisty, healthy, and happy playing in the fields with her 2 other Devon herdmates from this year.
Beef Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale saboranch on 22 Feb 2010
Our first Rotokawa Devon heifer- Sabo Abby born 5/11/08
SABO ABBY (Sire: Rotokawa 93, Dam: Rotokawa 958) photographed Feb 2010, after a winter eating only standing grass and 20 lbs/day of 1st cutting hay.
SABO ABBY, just after she was born in a May Montana snowstorm, the first of our 2008 calves. Abby is an ET(embryo transplant) calf, borne and nursed by one of our Red Angus heifers.
SABO ABBY is the first of our growing herd of purebred Rotokawa Devon cattle. The eldest of our 8 current Rotokawa Devons, Abby is gentle, intelligent, and remarkably easy keeping. Although she was carried by and born to our most slender Red Angus cow (in her first pregnancy!), Abby is showing her Devon genetics well. We will be harvesting embryos from Abby this summer. We look towards increasing our Montana-born Rotokawa Devons for ourselves, and other cattle ranchers seeking their easy keeping, easy fleshing, tender, 100% grassfed genetics.
ABBY is not for sale, as we are building our current herd. We will not be selling our Rotokawa embryo Devon heifers (Sabo Abby, Belle, Callie, or Dora), but will be harvesting embryos once from each of them, and might have embryos for sale if all goes well on that endeavor. ABBY’s full brother, Sabo BEN, is for sale, photos coming soon!
We have more Rotokawa ET bull calves (born May 2009) here than we will need, and will be selecting which to sell next spring, 2011. They are looking terrific at the moment, even in the dead of winter! Look for a post coming soon with photos of our 2009 crop of Rotokawa Devons!
For more information about our Rotokawa Devons, or our Devon crossbred cattle, contact us at (406)685-3248, saboranch@gmail.com
Beef Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale &Grass Fed Beef Sales &Sustainable Agriculture saboranch on 12 Jan 2010
2012 Grassfed Devon/Red Angus Beef for Sale
- Sabo Ranch Red Angus cows with their Devon/Angus calves, grazing on a lovely June day
News:
Sabo Ranch’s Devon Grassfed Burgers, will be available at the BioBURGERS tent, fresh for dinner at Bogert Park Farmers Market this summer, Tuesdays, 5-8pm. ALL LOCAL and organic, with everything from ketchup to side salads grown and prepared as close to Bozeman as possible.
Also find Sabo Beef at Norris Hot Springs and The Daily Coffee Bar at Rouse&Oak in Bozeman.
2012 GRASSFED BEEF OFFERINGS:
Sabo Ranch Devon/Angus Mixed Quarter Beef for SALE
Next Butcher Dates September, 2012. Delivery to Bozeman 2-3 weeks post butcher date, or pick-up your beef at Sabo Ranch when ready.
10% off for returning Quarter customers! First come first served. Order now, only 12 Custom Quarters available for September, 2012.
$5.25/lb boxed and frozen, 90-100 lbs of meat per mixed quarter (Rib steaks, Sirloin, T-Bone, Brisket, Skirt, Flank, Round and Rib roasts, Burger, (free Bones and Fat if desired). $100.- deposit required to reserve your beef. Prices subject to change without notice.
TO ORDER YOUR 2012 GRASSFED BEEF, raised without hormones, antibiotics, or toxics on hay or pasture, deeply mineralized with free choice minerals for the cattle. email: saboranch1@gmail.com, or telephone us at (406)685-3248
Beef Cattle &Dairy Cattle &Events &Grass Fed Beef Sales &Intern Diaries &Meet the Sabos &Off Grid Lliving &Sustainable Agriculture saboranch on 28 Dec 2009
Internships available
SABO RANCH INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE
Contact us at (406)685-3248, saboranch1@gmail.com. Mail:P.O.Box 65, Harrison, MT 59735
March 2011 onwards, positions available, 2 references required, written or telephone interviews.
MINIMUM STAY, three months, unless you come with serious experience on another cattle operation. We recognize that there is lots to learn here, and we love teaching. However, the teaching requires lots of time and energy from us, Mark and Jenny, since we want to make every intern position at Sabo Ranch worth YOUR time as well.
TUITION FEES: $100.00 USD per week for the first three months (3 month minimum stay), which covers room and board, and time spent teaching.
Once a student is competent enough, we might choose to leave for an overnight trip, at which point we will pay the intern to cover the ranch in our absence.
If a student is also competent enough, there is the option of staffing a Farmers Market booth for Sabo Ranch, which is also a paid position
If a student is also competent enough, there is the option of staffing a Farmers Market booth for Sabo Ranch, which is also a paid position.
BENEFITS:
Daily delicious food, much of it raised on our ranch or by our direct friends. Eating LOCAL every day of the year!
Experience living in an off-the-grid home
Heritage breed beef cattle management
August & Sept will include embryo transfer work within our herd
Grassfed Jersey dairy cattle management (milking, breeding with AI techniques, caring for milk)
Mob Grazing with livestock
Pastured Poultry
Pastured Pork
Farmers Markets, including fresh food and frozen meat sales
Field to Table management training in our Grassfed Beef program
Publish your thoughts as you learn on our Intern Blog
Questions about our internship, or reference needed for us?
Contact Rebecca Kurnick, rakurn@gmail.com, who interned with us May-Dec 2009.
Beef Cattle &Dairy Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale &Events &Grass Fed Beef Sales &Meet the Sabos &Off Grid Lliving &Sustainable Agriculture saboranch on 15 Dec 2009
Field Day- Sabo Ranch- June 19, 2010- 11:00 to 4:00
Jenny and Mark Sabo
- Sabo Ranch Field Day 2009
Come Meet the Sabos and Tour the Sabo Ranch – Saturday, June 19, 2010, 11:00am-4:00pm. Tent Provided this year for dry/shaded eating!!!
100% Grassfed DEVON and JERSEY Cattle, Management Intensive Grazing, Off Grid Living, Eating Local Foods, Grassfed Beef, Pastured Pork, Pastured Poultry. Only 150 Spaces available, Local Food Lunch served.
After Lunch SEMINARS: 2:00-4:00pm
1. GOOD FOOD/GOOD FUTURES- How to Source Great Local Food HERE!, Keep yourself Healthy all year on Local Food, and Why Your Purchases will Change our LOCAL ECONOMY for all of us.
2. FAMILY DAIRY ANIMALS- How to Choose the Best Genetics for Family and Friends, How to Keep Animals and Milk CLEAN AND HEALTHY.
Tour with Jenny and Mark Sabo will discuss:
– Breeding Jersey cattle to A2/A2 New Zealand bulls, tightening breeding season towards seasonal milking.
– Rotokawa Devon cattle: Harvesting embryos from “Sabo Abby”, our first Rotokawa Devon, implanting in other Sabo Red Angus previous recipient cows, using seasonal fertility patterns in cattle. Testing for A2/A2 status in Devon Herd.
– More Management Intensive Grazing (MIG)practices with beef cattle
– MIG with laying hens
– Sabo Ranch Interns- the importance of training future Sustainable Farmers/Ranchers
– Direct Marketing Grassfed Beef
– Devon Burgers for fresh food sales added to Bogert Farmers Market activities Summer 2010.
ALL LOCAL FOOD booth!
– 1/4 Carcass Beef Harvest, single week harvest, for compacted beef sales, premium Omega 3 levels in the grassfed beef
Tour and Meal: $15/Adult, Children 12& under FREE.
**$7.50/Young Farmers 12-21(free with reservation before 5/1/10)**.
Beef Cattle &Devon Cattle for Sale &Grass Fed Beef Sales &Sustainable Agriculture saboranch on 08 Dec 2009
Sabo Ranch Devon bull calf- born 5/09
This nice, full bodied bull calf is an example of the Rotokawa bulls Sabo Ranch will have for sale in winter 2010. These bulls are Embryo Transplant calves from the Rotokawa Devon herd now living in Massachusetts. 933 is of moderate frame, gentle, 100% grassfed, and easy keeping, a great example of the Devon breed’s ability to thrive on sustainable, ranch grown forages.
Beef Cattle saboranch on 06 Dec 2009
Sabo Devon calves- 2009
- Sabo Rotokawa Devon calves
We are very happy with this year’s crop of Embryo Transplant Rotokawa Devon calves. Pictured here, bull calf #630, and heifer #692 (they carry their Red Angus recipient mothers’ numbers in this photo), two of eight born on Sabo Ranch this year. These calves are easy keeping, docile, inteligent, and a joy to have around.
Beef Cattle saboranch on 08 Nov 2009
Devon bull “Sabo Abel”
Sabo Abel at 5 years old, the end of breeding season
“Sabo Abel”, born spring 2004, our current herd bull. Abel is an “embryo transplant” calf, born in western Montana. Parentage-dam: Harrier Field Farms 414, sire: Rotokawa 688.
Abel has 100% breed-back within our 45 day breeding season (three years running), and we are very pleased at how he has added depth, meat, and easy fleshing onto our Devon/Red Angus calves.