Cattle Grower Network - Gary Gates's Profile

Gary Gates's Profile

Account Type:	Bovine
Network:	Bovine Members
Profile Views:	760 profile views
Friends:	14 friends
Updated:	10 day(s) ago
Signup Date:	Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Basic Information

First Name:	Gary
Last Name:	Gates
Company or Ranch Name:	Gates Limousin
Web Site:	www.gateslimousin.com
City:	Absarokee
State/Province:	Montana
Country:	USA

Primary Industry Involvement

Primary Profession(s):	Bovine Rancher/Breeder
Primary Breed(s):	Limousin, Composite/Hybrid
Primary End Product(s):	Seedstock, Cow/Calf
Operation Scale:	Medium Commercial Operation
Operating Acreage:	Over 3,000
Years of Experience:	Multi-Generational
Other Operational Comments:	A commercial cow/calf operation in addition to a registered herd of Limousin cattle.

Other Industry Involvement

Association/Organizational Memberships:	North American Limousin Foundation Montana Cattlemen's Association
Youth Program Involvement:	4-H, FFA
Favorite Events/Fairs/Shows:	National Western
Awards/Championships/Honors:	Top Selling Limousin Bull at Midland Bull Test 2009 Top WDA Limousin Bull at Midland Bull Test 2009 Largest REA Bull of all bulls at Midland Bull Test 2009

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Adult or Youth?:	Adult
Gender:	Male
Year of Birth:	1971 (39 years old)
Home Town:	Absarokee
Relationship Status:	Married
Children:	Have Children

Recent Activity

21 hour(s) ago

Gary Gates voted on a poll: Changing Community Name to LiveStockGrower.com

4 day(s) ago

Gary Gates posted in the group discussion topic "New marketing tool":

I guess I didn't understand that Wulf was taking all breeds. I noticed Magness said all breeds and also see that Running Creek is mentioning a bull buy back program. I think promotion is great. The biggest hurdle is that you have to take the b...

10 day(s) ago

Gary Gates uploaded new photos to their album: Limousin Cattle

10 day(s) ago

Gary Gates posted a comment on Bob Kinford's blog entry:

We run both a commercial and seedstock operation. Asking seedstock folks to only market 18-24 month old bulls is like asking a commercial operation to feed their calves all the way to slaughter ready, but they will only be paid the same amount th...

10 day(s) ago

Gary Gates posted in the group discussion topic "New marketing tool":

I think its pretty clever. Its similar to a casino giving you some free chips. Its a lot easier to spend more money when it seems like some of it was just given to you. Both the operations are tied in with Laura's Lean and Laura's is working ...

1 month(s) ago

April Ashley uploaded new photos to their album: Snow

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Lim-Flex Girl 1 month(s) ago

Cool pics! :)

1 month(s) ago

Lim-Flex Girl uploaded new photos to their album: Oklahoma Winter :)

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1 month(s) ago

Gary Gates posted a comment on Bill Yancey's blog entry:

Interesting article that kind of puts things in perspective I think...http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Cow-Size---Efficiency--Solving-The-Puzzle/2010-02-01/Article_Latest_News.aspx?oid=981318&fid=CN-LATEST_NEWS_&aid=760

Bill Yancey 1 month(s) ago

I really liked the last paragraph in this article:

“It’s management that makes resources productive. We don’t need better cow sizes for our managers. We need better managers for our cow sizes.”

Gary Gates 1 month(s) ago

That is a great statement isn't it?

2 month(s) ago

Mark Cook wrote a blog entry: Chicken Little Environmentalism...

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2 month(s) ago

Stephanie Nelson posted a comment on Bill Gruenewald's blog entry:

Hi Bill,I don't post a lot on this site but now and then find something I feel strongly about and decide to put in my 2c worth! ;-) As one who was married to a 'commercial' grain farmer and custom wheat harvester for over 2 decades, who is acq...

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