Mission Statement

The mission of the American Devon Cattle Association is to maintain an accurate Pure Devon Registry, to preserve the purity of the breed, to disseminate general information to the membership, and to recruit new members through general promotional activities. The purposes
of this corporation shall be of a nonprofit purpose.

Our goal is to educate both newcomers and experienced cattle people alike and to illustrate the wonderful characteristics of the Devon breed. The Devon have a long history in the United States dating back to 1623. Devon are small framed, very docile animals. When you have docile
cattle in your pen, you don’t need a lot of people to work them. This in turn cuts down on labor, which might have been needed on other breeds. One of the most important features is that Devon finish naturally on grass alone. They were not designed to be grain fed. The maternal
instincts and fertility of the females are outstanding.

Our motto is “Supreme Beef on Grass.”

Please feel free to look through our website. If you have any questions, there are many contact places you can use throughout the site.

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President's Letter

Members,

It is an honor to write you today and to serve you for the next year as president. In some ways I feel as if I am writing an old friend as I addressed you quarterly for seven years when I served as president from 1997 – 2004. I look forward to reacquainting myself with you and working together with you to maintain the purity of our breed and the accuracy of our records and history.

For those of you who do not know me, I manage my family farm called Lakota Ranch in Remington Virginia where we have 200 Devon females. My grandfather bought Devon from Senator Wayne Morse in 1951 and my family has a rich heritage of Devon cattle ever since. My father, Gerard Engh, served as President of the Devon Association in the 70’s and 80’s and has judged Devon cattle around the globe. We imported the Lufton Guardsman bull form Great Britain in the 80’s, were the first to import semen from the Rotokawa line in the 90’s, and the Tapuwae, Isca Mustang, and Bel Mur lines since 2000. We also maintain 6 separate lines of American Devon cattle at Lakota. I invite you to visit our farm or our website at www.lakotareddevons.com or to call me at 540-718-1139 to get to know us better. I live at Lakota with my wife Jill and our 6 children, coach wrestling in the winter and serve as president of a non-profit charitable organization called the Laila Rose Foundation which helps children with special medical needs. I have farmed my whole life with a ten year break in the middle to serve in the U.S. Army where I saw action in both Iraq and Somalia. I am a devoted breeder of Devon cattle and hope to meet you if I have not had the pleasure.

Enough about me, lets talk Devon.
On September 9th, 2011 the ADCA membership gathered at Double Brook farm for its annual meeting. Our hosts John and Robin MCconaughy provided wonderful food, a gorgeous facility, and an atmosphere which allowed us to meet and to celebrate the common thread we all share which is Devon cattle. On behalf of the entire organization I wish to thank John, Robin, manager Dave Sherman and all the staff of Double Brook farm for their hospitality, wonderful food, and fellowship. Director Paul Colucci organized an educational field day which followed the annual meeting highlighted by a wonderful presentation and Q&A with Dr. Temple Grandin. For those of you who missed it, well you missed it…….My thanks to Paul for his role in the organization of this event and to Dr Grandin, Tom Adams, Dr. Josph Heckman and Graham Merriwether for their fantastic presentation.

As your President I promise to enforce the rules of our bylaws and to adhere to them. I promise you better communication. Quarterly newsletters will be mailed to you and posted on the internet. Conference calls will also be scheduled from time to time to discuss matters pertaining to the advancement of our breed. I have scheduled the first of the conferences for September 30th. The ADCA board of directors will be available to answer any questions you have pertaining to Devon Cattle and our Association. The Phone number to participate in this forum is (619)350-2116. The login is 12345.

Lastly we will be conducting an internet poll to hear your likes and dislikes, to pick your brains and learn how we might serve you better. If you have not received the poll by September 30th, e-mail me through my website or the associations and I will get you on the list.

The BOD is currently engaged in committee formation, planning for next years event, and scheduling events. I offer you a forum in the form of our newsletter to promote events that influence our breed and business. But you must communicate with me and V.P. Guille Yearwood who is in charge of Press to be included. Advertisements will also be available as a way to fund the newsletter but again you must participate. Our Website (www.americandevon.com) is being overseen by outgoing President Frank Heren. Frank’s passing of the torch allows him more time to update and oversee the WEB. He needs input, advertisements, and activity to enliven the already wonderful site.

Your BOD has recommitted itself to serving you. To better serve you we need stories, pictures, and performance data from around the country which supports that which we all know. “There is no beef animal better suited to meet the rapidly growing grass-finished beef industry that the lovely Devon.” I charge you the membership to get more involved. If you weren’t at the annual meeting, you should have been. If you haven’t gone on a World Devon Congress, sign up and join us. If you have a fellow breeder within 200 miles you haven’t visited in a year, visit them. Get on a committee, have a field day, collect and submit data, share success stories, and work with me to solve issues that arise so that we can handle them correctly and get back to whats important, the cattle.

God Bless,
Jeremy Engh
ADCA President
9272 Big Horn Rd.
Lakota Ranch
Remington, Va 22734
540-937-4264 home
540-718-1139 cell
Email:Enghs@aol.com
Web address:Lakotareddevons.com

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