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Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association 69th Annual Bull Sale
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- American Cattlemen Podcast
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- Mar 26, 2026
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Summary
Welcome back to Genetics & the Gavel, powered by American Cattlemen Media. Just ahead, we have Gale McKinney, he's the owner of American Cattlemen Media, and he chats with Allan Arndt, Owner of Double A Simmental, President, and Simmental Director of the Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association. In this episode, Allan and Gale will dive into the 69th Annual Wisonsin Beef Improvement Association Bull Sale, held on April 4th, 2026, at 11AM CDT, in Platteville, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Beef Improvement Association has conducted and overseen a central performance bull test each year since 1957, making it the oldest bull development program in the country. Since 1970, young beef bulls from across Wisconsin and the Midwest have been brought to the University of Wisconsin - Platteville Pioneer Farm by top breeders. Allan shares his agricultural background growing up on a diversified Wisconsin farm that combined crops, beef, and dairy. Over time, the family operation shifted away from feeding large numbers of steers and dairy cows, while Allan and his wife developed their own purebred Simmental herd alongside commercial cows on rougher ground. This experience allows him to relate directly to producers balancing multiple enterprises. Allan then explains the origins of WBIA’s testing program, inspired by Dr. Ed Hauser at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1950s. Hauser wanted a more objective system than reputation-based purebred marketing, so he proposed bringing bulls together, managing them uniformly, and comparing performance. After an initial trial at the Hancock Experimental Station, the program eventually moved to Platteville in 1970, where it has remained, closely tied to the university, its students, and the local community. The conversation shifts to the curr…