About Schock Hereford Ranch

Ron Schock, Owner / Operator

Ron Schock was raised on a ranch and has worked in agriculture and ranching for most of his life. As a teenager, he discovered a passion for raising cattle. Since then, he has worked as a ranch hand and manager and has made it his goal to learn everything he can about raising high-quality breeding stock. Schock believes in going the extra mile by investing in a superior product and operation from the beginning. His hands-on approach has been to start small, build an experienced, top-notch ranching and veterinary team, and take the time to select only the very best stock.

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Our Approach

Schock Hereford Ranch combines the latest in genetic testing with some of the finest grazing conditions in the world to produce high-quality purebred polled Herefords. All of the bulls and heifers we purchase, raise and breed have been DNA tested for calving ease, weight gain, and soundness. Our animals are raised for ease of handling, are hormone-free, and are fed on high quality, native North Dakota prairie grass and on hay and alfalfa grown in our own fields. Our foundation stock have all been carefully selected for their high EPD numbers and are derived from other North Dakota-raised purebred Herefords that thrive in North Dakota’s extreme weather conditions.

Building Quality Stock

All Schock Hereford Ranch cattle are genotyped and have undergone DNA testing to rule out undesirable genetic defects, in particular hypotrichosis, dilutor, idiopathic epilepsy, maple syrup urine disease, and mandibulofacial dysostosis. Testing for genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs) is a risk management tool that allows us to identify superior animals as yearlings by giving us the ability to determine the predictability of a bull’s performance. This capability translates into higher confidence in our customers’ ability to select high-quality herd sires and replacement heifers. In addition, we keep a closed purebred herd, with vaccine and management protocols that are designed to ensure the animals are free from abortion diseases, fertility disorders and venereal diseases.

Ron Schock, Owner / Operator

Our Approach

Building Quality Stock

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