The farm’s roots started in the 1800s when great grandfather Barley Wagner raised Shorthorns near Fremont, Ohio. Father Nick Wagner transitioned from Shorthorn to Hereford and finally to Angus in the 1950s, selecting moderate framed cattle, staying away from extremes.

Bill and Bev Roe raise 100 purebred Angus females on 500 acres of pasture and hay in Butler County with the help of their herdsman Michael Everett.

 

The yearling bulls are grown on pasture conditions to keep their fertility high. Bulls and bred females are marketed to 10 states by selling direct from the farm.

 

To keep their cattle disease-free, the herd is closed with annual testing for Johne’s, brucellosis and TB. Bulls are DNA tested to assure bloodlines.

 

The Roes’ marketing program started by selling steaks to customers at Pedro’s Angus Steakhouse. Though retired from the restaurant business, their genetics is still based on the dinner table.

 

In addition to measuring their cattle for easy calving and growth, the yearlings are ultrasounded to collect data on marbling, ribeye muscling and fat. Gathering accurate data is an obsession at Pedro’s Angus, so customers can make sound breeding decisions.