Dennis Byrne, Herr Angus Farm

Dennis Byrne is the manager for Herr Angus Farm, a division of Herr Foods, a family owned snack food company that’s located in Nottingham, PA. This cattle farm raises 1200 custom fed beef cattle annually. In addition, they have 100 brood cows that calve each year into their embryo transfer program. An additional 50 cows are bred to Angus bulls for their freezer beef customers and as 4-H youth prospect steers.

Although Dennis was not originally from a farm, he and his family always enjoyed good wholesome beef. After college, Dennis pursued a career with Angus cattle. Breeding, showing, caring for and eating good Angus beef and working outdoors are his true passions in life. This lifestyle gives his wife Dottie and their three children great opportunities to laugh and work together on a beautiful southeast PA farm. Dennis has two full time employees as well as one or two high school or college students that work part time on the farm. Their overall team approach has led to great improvements on their 1400 acres of pasture, hay and crop land. Also, the performance and quality of their cattle continues to improve each and every year. When a customer calls and tells Dennis and his team how much they enjoyed their beef purchase, they know that they are meeting their goals.

Herr Angus Farm is committed to the beef industry for the long haul. Their synergism with the snack food company provides a green use of by-products thru the reuse and recycling of snack foods. Their cattle and hay fields provide a natural means for managing the food processing residuals. The team continues to look for other areas to help keep their foot print green. Their current focus is installing a Methane digester to produce their own electricity and composting solids to supply area residents with a natural soil amendment.