History
1885
The promise of plentiful land brought Lars Olsen to Banner County in the western Panhandle of Nebraska in 1885. Family lore holds that, when Lars saw Banner County, he took one look and said, “This is it!” The Olsen family has farmed in Banner County and raised Hereford cattle ever since.
1960's
Together with his late wife Sharon, Lar’s grandson, Arthur Olsen, continued to build the operation while raising daughters Beth, Cheryl and son Douglas.
1995
Representing the fourth generation, Douglas returned to the ranch following college in 1994, and with his wife Pamela, are raising three sons, Isaac, Luke and Gabe.
1999
Since 1999, Olsen Ranches, Inc., has been the primary test herd for the American Hereford Association’s National Reference Sire Program (NRSP).
2010
In 2010, Olsen Ranches installed a GrowSafe system at the feedlot in order to begin collecting feed efficiency data.
Today
The operation, now known as Olsen Ranches, Inc., is managed by Art and Douglas and continues to grow and diversify with goals of managing available resources, incorporating research and science into both the farm and ranch enterprises, and keeping the operation sustainable.
