Jungels Shorthorn Farm started in 1953 with the purchase of a registered Shorthorn heifer, from the famous Hammer Shorthorn Herd of Hannaford, ND.

 

By 1970, the herd grew to an exceptional base of 50 purebred females. In 1974, the EM DEE herd, including the farmstead and pasture land, was purchased from Melvin Dronen of Finley, ND. The DEE prefixed cattle all carry some influence back to the original EM DEE cows. Some of these females origins date back to 1929.

 

In 1999, Jungels decided to register all future cattle with the JSF (Jungels Shorthorn Farm), since it was at this time that Derek returned to the family operation and also in an effort to help expand our purebred cattle marketing efforts. At that time, the herd aggressively expanded and began marketing Shorthorn cattle to a more diverse customer base.  Intense emphasis was placed on cow fertility.

 

In 2007, Jungels decided to hold their first “Durhams for Denver” bull sale.  This private treaty bid-off is held annually “In the Yards” and has grown to become a fixture of the National Western for Shorthorn enthusiasts. The Jungels family currently exhibits and sells 40 head of Shorthorn bulls in Denver in addition to a group of 2-year olds and yearlings marketed directly off the ranch.  The 2011 Durhams for Denver Sale marketed bulls from Pennsylvania to California and Texas to North Dakota. 

 

Jungels Shorthorn Farm maintains a spring calving herd of 185 head, 100 of which are registered females with the balance of cows being utilized as recipients for a growing ET program.  The fall calving herd consists of 80 registered females, with the emphasis on marketing bulls at 18 months of age.  The cattle at JSF are raised in a ranch setting, wean heavy calves, flesh easy, and breed back. The females carry very little of what are considered to be the "popular" genetics of today. Elite females are marketed to purebred operations, with 20-30 heifers retained as replacements.  Jungels have more recently added a heifer development segment to the operation in which 100 heifers are purchased, developed, and then mated to Shorthorn bulls.  Most of the heifer calves are acquired directly from current bull customers and marketed in bred heifer groups to commercial producers.