About Us
Our Story
Since 2001
In 2001 we were lucky enough that we could purchase our 100 years old ranchhouse right in the middle of Hortobagy National Park (close to small town called Tiszacsege) which is well known as the homeland of hungarian cowboys, wranglers and shepherds. We started with horse and sheep breeding and in 2005 we bought our first cow and in 2009 we sticked to Angus breed.
In 2019 with a good friend of mine we founded Hortobágy Angus® LTD to produce high quality beef from our ranch to table.
With two of our sons Regő and Bese we live here at the ranch in harmony with nature in front of God’s eyes.
Owners
Our Motto:
The purpose of life is to do what you love the most - keep ranchin.
Peter Kun
Eniko Kunne Kocsis
Stressfree cattle handling, stockamnship
Why this is so important? Cows are affected by the stress of handling, and this stress can greatly impact growth, health and reproduction.
They will produce lighter carcass weight, less marbling and tougher beef when finished. Stressfree cattle handling have 3 purposes:
A stresszmentes tartás három fő célja:
- Health and productivity
- Naturale living
- Emotional well-being
Our cattle spend 8-10 months on grass living a free natural life. They graze, drink rest whenever they want.
Calving on grass reduces stress. That is why we have the calving season in spring (april-may) .
Great beef starts at birth. Within 24 hours of being born this little one will be ear tagged, tissue sample gathered, weighed and banded (bloodless castration). Our goal is to provide a low stress start so this one can do what he’s meant to do, and that’s provide great beef for your table.
After birth if we notice a sick calf we try to treat him individually by roping him on the field avoiding to move the whole herd into the chute. Weaning. The biggest stress after birth is weaning. We use FENCELINE WEANING when cows and calves put on the same pasture allowing contact (seeing, smelling, licking each other) but pereventing sucking.
Our working pens and chute based on Temple Grandin’s system and in work avoiding any type of sticks electric livestock prods, whips but using whip flags.
Horses are invaluable in our operation. In our ranch we move cattle on hosreback and using them daily in the ranch.
The Brand
In the middle there is the ancient Hungarian runic ’k’ which represents our name. The two paralel line is the symbol our tribe what is rooted back to the vast steppes of Central-Asia. The outside circle is for the unit of the universe. Trust is everything in this industry. If you loose that trust, you loose everything.
A kör a világmindenség egységének a szimbóluma
