WELCOME TO JO BULLS –

Johansen Black Herefords!

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Welcome to Jo Bulls! The ranch is operated by Scott Johansen and his son, Brock Johansen. We are located in what is designated as Southeastern Utah in Castle Dale.

It is a true working ranch, the cows range for eight months of the year. In the Fall and Winter the cows range on the San Rafael Swell on BLM and private ground. Castle Dale only gets an average of 7 inches of precipitation each year, so the cows have to be able to travel for food and water. These harsh environments create a natural culling process.

In the Summer the cows range on Forest and private land in the Manti-La Sal National Forest. The range reaches approximately 10,600 feet, and the lower ranch is at 5,700 feet above sea level, so the cattle have adapted to high elevations. Again, the cattle must be able to travel and forage. The cattle drive to the summer range is approximately 25 miles, and takes three days.

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 Our goal is to create cattle that can thrive in harsh environments. Many of our buyers run cows on similar ranges, and we have selected cattle that will be beneficial to those cattlemen. 

Traditionally our cattle were Line 1 red Hereford. However, we decided that we needed to turn them black and polled. 

We are not attempting to just turn the Hereford breed black, but are in the process of creating a better black Hereford. 

INTERNATIONAL BLACK HEREFORD ASSOCIATION

Jo Bulls, LLC, is a member of the American Black Hereford Association (ABHA). We have reserved the DBA “International Black Hereford Association” ™ to help promote the breed of cattle across the world. We believe in the breed that much and think the ABHA will continue to grow. We have actually reserved the DBA, reserved the domains, and filed for a trademark. We have offered to assign this DBA to the ABHA. 

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