First came Blue Diamond E. This was the beginning of a great love affair with the Texas Longhorn breed for Ken and Cindy Ellis. They were living in Granbury, TX (just south of Fort Worth) and rented 25 acres from Cindy's boss to house their small herd.

After moving their small but lively registered Texas Longhorn herd to the wilds of Idaho in 2001, they combined the Longhorns with Larry & Jane Johnson's (Cindy's parents') livestock and created a new company named J&E Cattle Company, LLC. Larry & Jane had raised Herefords & crosses since 1976 on their ranch and were thrilled to have some Longhorns join their herd.

J&E Cattle Company produces fine registered Texas Longhorns as well as healthy and beautiful Longhorn/Hereford crosses. They are crossing these breeds to get a marketable beef product that will be much healthier for the consumer. Tasting is believing!

Paula & Philip Palmer became partners in J&E Cattle Company, LLC, in 2004, after we lost our Mom following a long & courageous fight against breast cancer. We're excited to have them onboard.

This winter (2007-08) was a hard one. We measured snow in feet and it was very hard on our animals. But thankfully spring is coming - the snow has melted slowly so we didn't need to build an ark.

At the barn this winter - and this was before the BIG storm!

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