Porteus Farms

The Porteus family operation is a multi-generation diversified crop and livestock agricultural business comprising 2500+ owned and leased acres, 1800 acres of row crops, 200 acres of hay, 250 cow commercial Angus herd, 900 head beef feeding facility, two 2400 head swine finishing barns, and custom crop production services for a few neighbors. Blair Porteus and Sons is essentially the operating entity, with four other family held real estate entities holding most of the real estate and the livestock production facilities. Brent and his brother Knox are the “older” generation, and Brent’s two daughters Amy and Beth (and husband Cole) are the second generation as currently involved, and two granddaughters are engaged, as well. The family has a long tradition of 4-H, Farm Bureau, Ohio Cattlemen (and other commodity organizations), local Soil and Water Conservation District, church and other community leadership engagements, as well as leadership at the state and national organizational level. Geographical location is primarily in three townships in Coshocton Co. and located within 12 miles of the “home farm” on St Rt 83, south of Coshocton.

The Porteus family’s focus includes a commercial beef brood cow herd, which is focused strongly on high marbling, strong performance genetics, and marketing into corresponding “higher quality” branded programs (including some F1 Wagyu crosses), most thru relationships with United Producers, Inc., and Sakura Farms. The animals are fed to harvest weight on farm, along with custom fed cattle in a mono slope slatted facility with a robotic feeding system. Recently built, this beef feedlot facility was added with the objective of utilizing current research and technology to achieve industry leading performance efficiencies, state of the art animal care and health environment, and resulting in the lowest carbon emissions and environmental impact as possible. Barn design, the robotic feeding system, and a unique manure storage and handling system contribute to that effort.