Tree Lane Farms

2017 Illinois Beef Association Seedstock Producer of the Year Founded in 1943 by pioneer Angus Breeder, Loren Schlipf, Tree Lane Farms has a rich history in the purebred cattle business. One of the first to embrace black Simmental cattle, Dale Schlipf, used this Angus cow herd as a base to fulfill his vision for the operation. Today, Tree Lane Farms still focuses on raising quality seedstock. While the Schlipf family’s passion for raising elite cattle has never wavered, their breeding program has adapted over the years to bring more high-quality animals to the marketplace. Their focus has been in investing in donor quality females from four different breeds to flush for embryos. The intense embryo transfer program in place allows Tree Lane Farms to produce a greater volume of quality cattle without drastically expanding the cow herd or overwhelming their resources. The farm’s premium calves are marketed as show animals and bulls are marketed through several avenues. Tree Lane Farms has certainly earned a reputation for raising quality seedstock, and that’s something in which the entire family takes pride.