It is hard to believe that 2009 is here already. I think that time is flying by. Welcome to the Nagel Cattle Company web site. There are always so many events and activities that are going on in our lives that it is hard to find time to keep updating information. Sorry about that.
First of all we want to invite all of you to our “Performance Plus” Bull and Female Sale Friday, February 27th, 2009 at 1:00 CT at our ranch 4 1/2 miles west of Springfield, SD. Please check out all of the information on the web site. We are extremely excited about this set of bulls that we have selected for the sale.

        Just a short family update on what is going on at the Nagel ranch. Blane is on the run all the time trying to keep up with the ranching, paperwork, and the girl’s activities. Cindy is working for Mid-Central Educational Coop as an ESA representative. This is working with different school districts with staff development activities, students with Career and Technical Education, data analysis, teacher mentoring, etc. Some time is still spent on the road ultra sounding when needed. The girls are busy with everything. Shayna is a freshman and is active in sports, rodeo, music, 4-H projects and anything else she can come up with. Shayna has become the second taxi driver for the family. Chesney is a 7th grader and is in both Jr. High and High School sports. She stays very busy with rodeo, sewing, music, and reading her novels. Chesney continues to run the household when mom is on the road. Cheylee is a third grader and is just starting basketball. She is very busy with gymnastics, 4-H, rodeo, and taking care of her Webkinz collection. Shalayne is 3 and loving life. She attends pre-school and daycare in Avon and loves every minute of it. She loves riding her horse Two Stars and competed in her first SD Barrel Racing State Event this fall. She ended up winning the Peewee (8 and under division). She will tell you all about those two runs around the barrels over and over again.

        Landon and Kelsey are living in town for now. Landon is in charge of the Club Calf sale in Sept. and working with the show cattle. He does the AIing at the ranch. He is great help and we are lucky to have him and Kelsey here with us. Kelsey is the Marketing and Communication Coordinator for the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association. She is able to work from home most of the time. Kelsey helps at the ranch also, she is doing our sale catalog and some of the cow record keeping. The girls love having a big sister around.

        We are still busy with the 7N Arena. We have updated the calendar for this winter. Events are always coming and going and we don’t usually get enough time to get everything updated. It is best to call and check on an event before you haul. The summer months we do not host activities in the arena as we are off to rodeos ourselves. The girls had a great summer at different rodeos and events. It keeps us moving!!!!