Rich Krafka Suffolks and Krafka Harkema Suffolks--Our Philosophy

We value the results our sheep have produced for own flocks, and most importantly, for our satisfied customers.

We do believe the good sheep breed on, as evidenced by the legacy of the stud rams and females serving as the foundations of our flocks, and those which have been put to work in the flocks of others.

As part of a diversified farming operation, the Rich Krafka Family Suffolk flock has been selected for generations to produce pounds of gain as quickly and efficiently as possible in a structurally sound, eye-appealing package. By carefully selecting from the best genetics available in the Suffolk breed, the flock continues to excel in a variety of important traits, such as weaning-weight, post-weaning weight and maternal traits.

After spending a lifetime in the sheep business, traveling to sheep farms across the country and interacting with sheep producers around the world, the Krafka Harkema flock was established with the purchase of a select group of ewes from Culham & Stevens, of Michigan, the nation’s top Suffolk flock in overall performance traits.

The Krafka Harkema flock added the 2000 National Champion EPD ram from Al and Marsha Harwood of Double H Acres of Howell, Michigan. The Harwood flock also produced the 2005 National Champion Suffolk ewe at the North American International Livestock Show in Louisville, Kentucky.

We believe in using the best genetics available backed by proven results, such as National Sheep Improvement Program (NSIP) data. Combining available tools and technology such as NSIP, along with our visual selection criteria, such as sound mouths, feet and legs, we select for overall balance, raising sheep which are long-hindsaddled, wide-loined, level-rumped, clean-fronted, with natural muscling.

Based on natural performance and accelerated growth, we rely, on accurate records and sound sheep breeding and management programs to produce pounds of gain as quickly as possible.



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