What goes into improving cattle genetics one generation at a time? 🧬🐂In this episode of Beyond the Gate, Jamie sits down with Steven Rogers, owner of Show-Me Genetics in Strafford, Missouri! 🎙️🌾

Steven shares his journey from high school ag educator and Missouri FFA state staff member to purchasing a commercial bull stud after a routine trip to the vet’s office. He breaks down the high-stakes science of bull fertility, cryogenic freezing at negative 320 degrees, and how tools like artificial insemination, timed synchronization, and sexed semen can help both seedstock and commercial cattlemen build more profitable, consistent herds ❄️🧪.

Plus, Steven shares practical advice for first-generation ranchers and life lessons he'd give his 18-year-old self! 🤝🚜

What goes into improving cattle genetics one generation at a time? 🧬🐂In this episode of Beyond the Gate, Jamie sits down with Steven Rogers, owner of Show-Me Genetics in Strafford, Missouri! 🎙️🌾
Steven shares his journey from high school ag educator and Missouri FFA state staff member to purchasing a commercial bull stud after a routine trip to the vet&rsquo;s office. He breaks down the high-stakes science of bull fertility, cryogenic freezing at negative 320 degrees, and how tools like artificial insemination, timed synchronization, and sexed semen can help both seedstock and commercial cattlemen build more profitable, consistent herds ❄️🧪.
Plus, Steven shares practical advice for first-generation ranchers and life lessons he'd give his 18-year-old self! 🤝🚜

Join host Jamie Johansen for Beyond The Gate, a podcast sharing the grit, growth, and spirit of rural life. From fields to front porches, this is where the heart of agriculture comes alive as we celebrate the people, challenges, and triumphs that define rural life.

Whether you’re in the tractor, at the kitchen table, or on the road, we’re bringing the heart of agriculture straight to you. The gate’s open… are you ready to step through?

Join host Jamie Johansen for&nbsp;Beyond The Gate, a podcast sharing the grit, growth, and spirit of rural life. From fields to front porches, this is where the heart of agriculture comes alive as we celebrate the people, challenges, and triumphs that define rural life.
Whether you&rsquo;re in the tractor, at the kitchen table, or on the road, we&rsquo;re bringing the heart of agriculture straight to you. The gate&rsquo;s open&hellip; are you ready to step through?

Beyond The Gate

Join host Jamie Johansen for Beyond The Gate, a podcast sharing the grit, growth, and spirit of rural life. From fields to front porches, this is where the heart of agriculture comes alive as we celebrate the people, challenges, and triumphs that define rural life.

Whether you’re in the tractor, at the kitchen table, or on the road, we’re bringing the heart of agriculture straight to you. The gate’s open… are you ready to step through?

Episodes drop every other Wednesday, starting TOMORROW, on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Join host Jamie Johansen for Beyond The Gate, a podcast sharing the grit, growth, and spirit of rural life. From fields to front porches, this is where the heart of agriculture comes alive as we celebrate the people, challenges, and triumphs that define rural life.
Whether you&rsquo;re in the tractor, at the kitchen table, or on the road, we&rsquo;re bringing the heart of agriculture straight to you. The gate&rsquo;s open&hellip; are you ready to step through?
Episodes drop every other Wednesday, starting TOMORROW, on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.