Mission Statement

The mission of the American Devon Cattle Association is to maintain an accurate Pure Devon Registry, to preserve the purity of the breed, to disseminate general information to the membership, and to recruit new members through general promotional activities. The purposes
of this corporation shall be of a nonprofit purpose.

Our goal is to educate both newcomers and experienced cattle people alike and to illustrate the wonderful characteristics of the Devon breed. The Devon have a long history in the United States dating back to 1623. Devon are small framed, very docile animals. When you have docile
cattle in your pen, you don’t need a lot of people to work them. This in turn cuts down on labor, which might have been needed on other breeds. One of the most important features is that Devon finish naturally on grass alone. They were not designed to be grain fed. The maternal
instincts and fertility of the females are outstanding.

Our motto is “Supreme Beef on Grass.”

Please feel free to look through our website. If you have any questions, there are many contact places you can use throughout the site.

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President's Letter

Dear ADCA Members,

For those of you whom I have not met, my name is Frank Heeren and I was recently elected President of your association, the American Devon Cattle Association, at our show and sale in New Paltz, New York. I would like to take a moment to tell you about myself. I was born in Sheridan, Wyoming on the SU ranch where my father, Doug Heeren, was managing the ranch and my mother, Paula, was the ranch cook. After a few years we moved to Colorado. At the age of eight I started spending time on my uncle’s ranch (the lazy Y O) and developed a deep love for the ranching lifestyle. It didn’t take long before I decided that agriculture had to be in my future. When I was fourteen I moved to Texas and shortly after that met Preston Carlton. We became fast friends as we both shared a love of quality cattle and hard work. This is where I was first introduced to the Devon breed and, having been around commercial cattle most of my life, it was hard not to notice how easily handled these Ruby Reds were and what good condition they maintained even in our harsh Texas environment where the local old timers insisted that you needed at least a small bit of Brahman influence to make a go of it.

Presently I manage Preston’s Pitt Creek Ranch in Lampasas, Texas. We strive to produce animals that surpass the standards of excellence, are fertile, efficient and always docile. I have been a proud member of the ADCA since 2007 and I have attended or shown cattle at all of the Great Events since 2007. At all of these events I have had the privilege of meeting a wide variety of wonderful people all bound together by love of a breed so deserving of the affection. I also had the privilege of attending the 2008 World Devon Congress held in Australia. There we were exposed to a wide variety of landscapes, cattle and breeders. You could not help but feel the camaraderie (that crossed all boundaries of language and production modes) shared in our common pursuit of promoting, improving and enjoying our Devon cattle. After seeing what Devons I have, it’s no wonder why so many passionately support them.

In these turbulent times where the costs of inputs that producers have taken for granted in the past are now pushing some out of the business, I see it as a prime opportunity for Devons to take a strong hold in commercial markets and excel in our niche markets already established as well as those yet to come, as the most efficient and profitable breed. There will be an upturn in the economy and therefore an upturn in beef consumption. We must position ourselves so that we can ride the curve back up. The way I see it, we must all come together as producers (and especially Devon breeders) to promote our product (beef) and assure the consumer that it is a healthy, humane and sustainable product, which it is.

I am deeply honored to be able to serve an association with so rich a history revolving around a breed that is obviously superior in so many ways. I hope that with the help of our board and members we can lead our association and breed into a profitable future, strengthen and solidify the group of breeders here in the U.S., solidify our global ties and ensure the purity of our U.S. herd. I reiterate that I am honored to be here to serve and please feel free to contact me any time with questions, concerns, comments or if you would just like to visit. I will do everything in my power to preserve the purity of the Devon breed and strengthen it and our association. I look forward to working with all of you in the future and hope you all will have a wonderful day.

Respectfully yours,
Frank Heeren
ADCA President
P.O. Box 261
Lampasas, Texas 76550
512-627-8114 cell
512-556-6593 office
512-556-2873 home
Hrn_frnk@yahoo.com

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