Maternal
by Melissa McGee Buehler & Katie Johnson photos courtesy Chestnut Angus Farm
Chestnut Angus Farm builds on maternal excellence in Minnesota.
November 2019
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he beautiful, rolling plains of southwestern Minnesota lay claim to some of the top seedstock producers in the cattle industry. There, nestled between South Dakota and Iowa, near the small town of Pipestone, MN, is where Chestnut Angus Farm calls home. Chestnut Angus was estab-
lished in 1994, with the union of Glenn and Sherri Johnson. When the two married, cow herds were also united. Sherri (Butman) Johnson brought six cows that she owned from the Cottonwood Angus Farms herd to blend with Glenn’s established herd of 35-40 head. As they settled into a new life together, Sherri’s father
encouraged them to choose a name unique to their operation. After noticing their farm site to be the only place in the area that grew chestnut trees, Chestnut Angus Farm was established. Growing up, Glenn’s father raised pigs before the purebred cattle came into the picture. Glenn and his dad farrowed
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