Customer Success Story: Circle X Land and Cattle
On 12,000 acres of Texas range, Steve Densmore
manages over 3000 head of Brangus cattle at Circle X
Land and Cattle. The registered and commercial
cow-calf operation is located north of Bryan, Texas,
and has celebrated 15 years of success.
Densmore said that Circle X has used CattleMax
since December of 2000, but they are just beginning
to fully utilize the program, especially with the
implementation of an electronic identification
program this fall.
Densmore said he learned about CattleMax at
the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course, and ordered
soon after. Circle X currently uses the program only
for their registered herd, but they are beginning to
transfer their commercial cattle records.
Ann Skeide, ranch secretary, said that the
ease of entering the animals into the system and
being able to retrieve calving information are the
most beneficial features of CattleMax.
"The most important thing is that the program
is user-friendly," she said. "That's better than any
feature. It's pretty self-explanatory, and if there
is a problem, it's easy to correct it."
Skeide said the herd update feature saves her
a good deal of time when moving groups of cattle to
new pastures or when cattle are worked in large
groups.
She said she also appreciates the versatility
of the program. "You can design the reports you
need," she said.
Skeide said that she is interested to see how
CattleMax will work with the EID tags and tracking
system they are implementing. She said is still
learning how to use the program more in-depth, but
is finding CattleMax very helpful in providing
managerial reports for her to show the owners of
Circle X.
Skeide said that Circle X highly recommends
CattleMax to anyone who visits their ranch.
"If you are looking at software programs to
give you information readily, use CattleMax," she
said. It's very user-friendly, and you can modify it
to fit your needs. It's well worth the investment."
For more information on Circle X Land and
Cattle or their Brangus herd, visit them online at
http://www.circlexbrangus.com
