Hilbrands Cattle Company
Hilbrands Cattle Company, near Clara City in Chippewa County, was established in July 2013 with the marriage of Mark Hilbrands and Amanda Eberspacher. Mark purchased his first black Simmental from 4E Simmentals in 1992 and started using embryo transfer in 1996. Amanda grew up with club calves but was heavily involved in the Simmental industry due to her parents' sale management business. She bought her first purebred Simmental show heifer from Triple C Farms in 1999.
Mark and Amanda purchased JF Ebonys Joy 479P "Hope" together in the spring of 2005, which started the HS/AJE partnership. The combination of the two herds has grown into an elite operation with a huge emphasis on cow families. The couple's daughter, Kinslee Hope, joined the family in April 2015 and shares in the passion of raising great cattle.
Mark and Amanda are graduates of South Dakota State University; they run around 160 head of purebred and percentage Simmental cattle with extensive use of embryo transfer. They host the Jewels of the Northland Production Sale on the first Saturday in December and the Passion for Perfection Spring Sale on the second Saturday in April. Embryos are always available, and bulls are for sale by private treaty. Corn is grown locally for silage.
Mark and Amanda are the owner/operators of Hilbrands Cattle Company and Kinslee gladly lends a hand wherever and whenever she can.
The Hilbrands are members of Bethany Church, where Mark served as a deacon for many years and Amanda currently serves on the worship committee. Amanda was also on the Chippewa County Extension advisory committee from 2014-2022. Both are members and have served on the board of the Minnesota Simmental Association. They are current members of the American Simmental Association.