BLIND BADGER RANCH

Blind Badger Ranch is located south of Fort Morgan, Colorado and is owned by Jim Hett and Bud Gamel. They established the operation back in 1999, and currently run 550 head of Maine-Anjou, Angus, and Simmental influenced females, which is the foundation of their breeding program. Both Jim and Bud couldn't do it without their Ranch Manager, Brian Fox, his wife Paula and their kids, their Farm Manager Mike Hansen, or their show barn help. They rely on and trust these individuals to take care of the day-to-day business on the ranch, and they do that beyond the owners' expectations, and they make up a team that the business is truly grateful to have. The ranch consists of 17,500 acres. 6,600 acres are dryland wheat, corn, millet, and fallow. Some of the grain they produce is used on the ranch, but with an annual rainfall of less than a 14 inches, silage is purchased from nearby farms to be used as feed for the cows. They also farm 900 acres of irrigated grass and alfalfa hay, which is put..

Also known as: Blind Badger Hay Company, Blind Badger Ranch Hay Company

Primary location: Fort Morgan United States