Hessian Beef Cattle Days in Alsfeld - 28. Januar 2022

1b Reserve-Winner Carolus - Vater Cruise - Evaluation: 9-9-8 - Weight 736 kg - TZ 1682 g

1f Bulle Domo - AA-Status - Vater Denver - Evaluation: 8-9-8 - Weight: 661 kg - TZ 1675 g

1g Bulle Agadir - Vater Akanji - Evaluation: 8-9-7 - Weight: 700 kg - TZ 1560 g 

 

The crowning glory of Angus cattle breeding in Eschenrod

Only every four years he Hessian Ministry for the or the Environment, Climate Protection, Agriculture nd Consumer Protection awards the tate Prize for Animal Breeding.
That Artur Ruppel and Werner Rücklinger have or their Angus cattle breeding is therefore s therefore a further highlight in the ighlight in the development f their work.
Minister Priska Hinz (Greens) emphasized at the presentation of the Certificate that the work of Ruppel and Rücklinger, including regional marketing is also a contribution to
animal welfare and a benefit for the region. Region is. "You have put your heart and soul into animal husbandry over years, not to saydecades, you have put your heart and soul into
livestock in animal breeding," Hinz said, explaining the basis of the breeders' community's successes. In addition, expertise, perseverance and, above all, "good
with the animals" are the prerequisites cattle from Ruppel and Rücklinger in recent years. Rücklinger have regularly won awards at regularly won awards at shows in recent years.
were awarded.
In 1989, the two of them, together with together with Karl-Heinz Möser, initially with five Angus cattle to begin with. "In terms of breeding, we paid a
we had to learn the hard way," Ruppel recalled. It soon became clear to them that success in the long term could only be achieved with animals and also artificial insemination artificial insemination.
A whole series of cocards proves how the Angus cattle from Eschenrod in particular have repeatedly won prizes have won. In 2012 even three animals from their farm, including one
from their farm, including one that had been had been sold before the show, Ruppel reported. A special award was the prize for the bull Etos 2018 at the 1st European Angus Show in Budweis
as reserve champion. "Without families, it would not have been possible would not have been possible for the two of us to get this round," Ruppel thanked his relatives,
who actively help with the breeding help out.
He also remembered Karl-Heinz Möser, who helped to build up the breeding with about 65 animals and who, after after 30 years of joint work at his own request
at his own request. It was obvious to Ruppel how deep the emotional ties between emotional ties between the breeders are. the breeders are. This is also confirmed
Rücklinger as well. Only in the breeding community the successes were possible. It is already "a life story of its own, over such a long time
to stand together through all the ups and downs." He expressly included in his thanks also to the veterinarian Dr. Elsbeth Hof.
Accordingly, the tribute became a large family celebration with many friends friends, in which the political representatives representatives, besides
Priska Hinz District Administrator, Manfred Görig (SPD), Mayoress Susanne Schaab (SPD) and local chairman Marcel Böck harmoniously inserted.
"Eschenrod is always worth a trip,whether from Wiesbaden or Lauterbach",praised Görig, that the village knows,Celebrate festivals. "If you do something,
you do it right. "In his greeting, he emphasized the importance of Angus breeding for the region. emphasized. Part of that, he said, is that Ruppel and
Rücklinger have made the Vogelsberg and Eschenrod and Eschenrod through their successes at internationally known. The agriculture is also important for the preservation
the cultural landscape. With regional marketing, the consumer knows where the animals come from, how they have lived, how they were slaughtered.
were slaughtered. "That's where the consumer has to change his thinking," Görig demanded more quality awareness. "Cheaper is always possible
and worse is always possible." Hinz described the Angus breeding operation in Eschenrod as a model farm. "We need you for healthy food, for landscape conservation and thus
the added value remains in the rural area remains." Ruppel and Rücklinger showed that broad-based farms with the sale of breeding animals and direct marketing had a future.
Local chief Marcel Böck joined in the praise. the praise. Ruppel and Rücklinger the importance of animal welfare as early as 32 years ago.
the importance of animal welfare breeding recognized. "In doing so, you recognized the recognized the signs of the times and answered the current questions of many consumers.
answered." Ruppel confirmed, "If you are farming professionally and do it right, you don't need 1,000 acres." He and Rücklinger farmed
180 acres. "The structure, how we run the farm is often found in the high Vogelsberg region often found." The Growers have been practicing biodiversity for years,
without being forced to do so. would. "We want to sell our animals sell them regionally if possible," emphasized Ruppel that in the interest of animal welfare
and quality, long transport routes should be should be avoided. "For this we need regional slaughterhouses." He demanded that the work not be
by additional requirements, "which are often not easy to meet for a family business. are not easy for a family business to meet," should be made unnecessarily difficult.
That, he said, is the prerequisite for the regional economic cycle. "These are things that benefit our area, that the jobs are here and
not 200 or 300 kilometers away."

From local magazine "Kreis-Anzeiger, August 2021

Hessian Beef Cattle Days in Alsfeld,  26. and 27. January 2021

Winner Ontario - Father Orzo - Evaluation: 9-9-8 - TZ 1686 g - RZF 109

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