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Josh Sharf, left, talks with Jerry Huth, his business partner and mentor. Sharf started working for Huth while still in high school. The key to their partnership, Huth says, is 'honesty, mutual trust, good judgment and reliability.'
Two bred heifers at the Huth farm are carrying heifer calves. The heifers were offered for sale in early March at the Wisconsin Hereford Association's State Hereford Sale in Fennimore, Wisconsin.
Josh Sharf, left, and Jerry Huth, display their Environmental Stewardship Awards presented by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. They were nominated for the award by the Wisconsin Beef Council. 'They're exceptional examples of a beef-cattle operation focusing on long-term sustainability,' says Brady Zuck, president of the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association. 'They've demonstrated an approach for other operations to emulate regarding sustainability of operations, transitioning ownership and securing the viability of the cattle operation, and they've focused on managing the land with grazing cattle to improve the environment.'
Bull calves raised at the Huth farm are sold to cattle producers in several states.
Hereford females calve relatively easily, Josh Sharf says.
Josh Sharf, left, and Jerry Huth have known each other for several years. Sharf's and Huth's sons have been friends since junior high.
A sign welcomes visitors to the Registered Hereford cattle farm operated by Jerry Huth and Josh Scharf.
A Hereford bull calf strikes a pose while Jerry Huth and Josh Scharf look on from the background.
Hereford cattle graze on public land cared for by Huth Polled Herefords and S&H Livestock Enterprises of Oakfield, Wisconsin. The cattle operations recently were named a regional winner of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award.
OAKFIELD, Wis. – Jerry Huth and Josh Scharf were recently recognized by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. The organization named their connected businesses – Huth Polled Herefords and S&H Livestock Enterprises – as a regional winner of its 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award Program.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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Josh Sharf, left, talks with Jerry Huth, his business partner and mentor. Sharf started working for Huth while still in high school. The key to their partnership, Huth says, is 'honesty, mutual trust, good judgment and reliability.'
Josh Sharf, left, and Jerry Huth, display their Environmental Stewardship Awards presented by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. They were nominated for the award by the Wisconsin Beef Council. 'They're exceptional examples of a beef-cattle operation focusing on long-term sustainability,' says Brady Zuck, president of the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association. 'They've demonstrated an approach for other operations to emulate regarding sustainability of operations, transitioning ownership and securing the viability of the cattle operation, and they've focused on managing the land with grazing cattle to improve the environment.'
Hereford cattle graze on public land cared for by Huth Polled Herefords and S&H Livestock Enterprises of Oakfield, Wisconsin. The cattle operations recently were named a regional winner of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association's 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award.
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