Bowman Superior Genetics

05/22/2026

The BSG 2613 (Ronan x Liberty Valance) heifer is one of the calves that draws attention every time we do pasture checks!

05/21/2026

Everyone talks about using low BW AI sires on yearling heifers, and that’s important! But an equally important piece is making sure the BW EPD is highly reliable. A low BW number doesn’t mean much if there isn’t enough data behind it to trust the prediction.

That’s where accuracy matters. The ACC figure found under the EPD helps tell us how dependable that BW prediction really is. Higher accuracy means greater confidence that the sire’s BW EPD is close to his true breeding value.

This breeding season, BSG is using four AI sires on yearling heifers that average a .76 BW ACC figure. In other words, those BW EPDs are backed by an average of 76% reliability, giving us more confidence in making calving ease decisions that will yield success with lots of vigorous babies in 9 months!

📸 Studer’s Taylor Made 7Y (0.85 BW ACC.)
Photo by Dr. Les Mathers, Leveldale Farms, IL

05/15/2026

The BSG yearling females once again rang the bell 🔔 at ultrasound time this spring!

The group averaged a 5.02% IMF 🥩 with .28” (7mm) of Back Fat. Pretty darn good stuff for the [IMF : Body Condition] Ratio, but even more impressive is when you learn that they’ve been on 0.00% corn, or corn free diet their entire life. Further, there were no freaky outliers in the IMF scans that skewed the average, as the highest was only 6.7% IMF, just 1.68% greater than the average.

Needless to say, we’re awfully proud of the gals coming out of Greens Fork, and we’re sure excited to see their influence in the coming years!

Sires included:
BSG INDEX 2072
Gilman’s BASIN 151L
JSF RONAN 5H
BSG EASY PROFIT 2122
Gilman’s LIBERTY VALANCE 25J

📸 is BSG 2523, an INDEX x Myrtle 8H daughter.

05/07/2026

Remnants of days gone by. Memories representing fun times when the kids were active AJSA members.
Cheers 🍻 to some fun years.

04/16/2026

This one’s a dandy!
And he’ll be packed with muscle!
Sire: Board Room
Dam: Saskvalley Maggie 73R daughter

04/14/2026

TACTICAL ⬇️

Merriam-Webster:
- Cleverness in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose.

Dictionary.com:
- Calculated.

04/10/2026

Happy National Siblings Day!
The Original BSG progeny…
- Lindsay Sankey
- Luke Bowman
- Laura Hamm

04/09/2026

The mature cows spent their winter on cornstalks supplemented with plenty of hay, and then calved this spring on that drier, sandier soil. It was a great set up and we’ll definitely be doing this going forward.
In a day or so, they will be herded across the road to where we’ve got rye grass shooting up. They will be there to graze the rye for a week or two before the crop ground tenants come in and burn off the rye so that they can get in later this spring and plant soybeans.
But as you can see, little BSG 2614 (NEW ERA x RONAN) is ready for a change of scenery right now!
📸 cred: Ms. Linda Bowman

04/07/2026

Phil & Luke made a pilgrimage to central Saskatchewan late last week for a first class bull sale and were successful in their mission!
They appreciated the warm welcome from their great friends at Bell M, Muridale, and Saskvalley!

While in the Saskatoon region they slipped up north to Rosthern, SK, to make chili herd visit with their friends at Saskvalley Stock Farm to get an in-person update on all the great things happening at this historic cattle operation. Steeped in sound breeding tradition, but armed for the demands of the future with their incredible feed efficiency infrastructure and research, the guys were once again blown away by all the levels of quality continually displayed in this herd and on that beautiful, snow-covered northland Shorthorn property.
What. A. Visit.
Thanks for the hospitality, Carl!

02/11/2026

This goes hand in hand with what we shared yesterday. A Podcast that is certainly worth your time...

The industry has geeked out on genetics and genomics for seedstock operations for some time now…particularly on bulls. Tune in on your favorite platform to hear Lane Geiss and Patrick Wall talk about the ‘forgotten many’ in the selection process: commercial females. Zoetis addressed this void through a product called “Inherit.”

🔗Links in the comments ⬇