Thirty-six years ago, with 35 cows, Brian McCulloh and Dan Borgen took a chance starting a performance-based Angus seedstock program with little idea of the outcome. Today, that chance paid off as Brain McCulloh and Woodhill Farms are being recognized as one of American Angus Association’s Heritage Award winners. Nestled in the rolling hills of Viroqua, Wisconsin, Woodhill Angus is known for a cow base that has been built carefully over the years by emphasizing selection for a combination of data and phenotype. Woodhill Angus began in 1984, just about the time the American Angus Association rolled out the first set of expected progeny differences (EPDs).

Since then, McCulloh has strategically selected balanced trait cattle, using the guidance of the data to build the Woodhill program to what it is today. GT Miss Traveler’s traits of calving ease, marbling and extra performance proved herself as one of the cornerstone females in the Woodhill operation. Today, Brian and his wife Lori manage Woodhill Angus and hold their annual bull sale once a year, since 1986.