GRASSY VALLEY ANGUS

Grassy Valley Angus, A Proven Performance Program, Breeding Angus Cattle for Over 45 Years, 4 Generations... Unknown to him at that time the beginning of Grassy Valley Angus traces its roots to rural Union County Georgia around 1918 when young Ancel Duckworth began to take on responsibility for the care of the family cattle. As was the tradition at the time, the cattle ran loose in the mountains searching for pasture and young Ancel's job was to ride out to check them using the bells tied around their necks as the only aid in locating the herd. The family relied on cattle for milk, food, and labor as they worked yoked oxen in their fields. From these beginning, Ancel developed a life long passion for cattle and livestock industry. That passion drove him to attend The University of Georgia where he graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1929. Ancel was originally employed by the State of Georgia, but he was looking for something more. He had heard about Greene County..

Primary location: Greeneville United States