Leeann Ulics Moos has worked with or around cattle most of her life. Growing up on her parents’ Northern California farm, her local 4H club helped her develop a love for anything livestock and the skills needed to put self-raised meats on the family table.
Leeann started her career working after-school as an AI [Artificial Insemination] route breeder. Artificially inseminating cows was an unusual job choice for a 16 year old girl in the early 70’s, but it was just the first of several non-traditional jobs.
After graduating from California Polytechnic State University with a bachelor’s degree in Dairy Husbandry, her life adventure took her through a variety of careers. They all had one thing in common: they all involved the dairy industry working with or around cattle. Early on she worked as a dairy manager and went on to, among other careers, appraising cattle and evaluating dairy farm operations for the country’s largest dairy lender. This enabled her to visit and evaluate some of the best dairy operations in the western United States as well as some of the not so great ones.
The late 90’s found Leeann, her husband Jonathan and their young son relocating to Texas, where she became the managing partner of a commercial dairy farm. Soon afterwards the family was expanded with the birth of a daughter. As soon as they became old enough, both children became proud members of their local 4H club. The deep love and respect for animals they developed in their early years continues to this day. Jonathan and Leeann made it a priority that their children learn how to produce their own home-grown table fare. These are skills we were proud to pass on.
Leeann and Jonathan currently live in East Texas where they continue to raise beef, pork, chicken and vegetables for their own freezer. They always grow a little extra to share with others.