A life long dream of owning a small ranch was realized in 2003, 4 years after moving to Klamath Falls with their family which includes 3 nearly adult children, horses, dogs, and cats.

After being informed that horses, dogs, cats, and children would not qualify as agricultural endeavors for tax purposes, a start-up herd of Lowlines was purchased with the intent of breeding them for sale. The choice of Lowlines was easy; they are small and well suited to thrive on marginal forage. They were developed to be docile and easy to handle. Best of all, they are Angus cattle and produce Angus beef.

The start up herd of 4 fullblood cows and a fullblood bull has grown to more than 25 animals, with more arriving every year. The herd now includes fullblood cows and their fullblood offspring plus half blood cows and their percentage calves. In 2007, we added 2 heifers imported from Australia to further improve our genetic base. The original 65 acre ranch has expanded to include another 80 acres that is in hay production.

J&B animals are all selected not only for conformational correctness, but for disposition. Since the herd is small, every animal is accustomed to being around people and being handled. We feel that this makes our Lowlines especially excellent candidates for 4H kids who are just starting out and would like to have a 4H cattle project but are just too little for commercial sized cows. We currently have a program of gently halter-breaking all of our sale calves.

We are extremely proud of our animals, and thoroughly enjoy talking about them and showing them off. We do not claim to be the ultimate experts on the Lowline breed, but we will do our best to answer any questions, or direct you to someone who can.

J&B Lowlines firmly believes that smaller cattle are the wave of the future; bigger isn't always better. If you're looking for Lowlines, or if you find yourself in Southern Oregon, please give us a call!