History

In 1998 Josh Rust came back to the ranch and brought the first Red Angus cows back with him. At first, John EL was fairly skeptical of the Angus cattle because he did not think that the survivability and production traits were emphasized enough within the breed. After a few years, Josh had him convinced otherwise, and John EL realized that there was definitely a place for these cattle at the ranch. Since then, we began our Angus herd in 2014 and dispersed our Red Angus herd in 2019 to 5 Oak Farms in Tennessee.

2008 was the first year the Simmentals made their way to the ranch. They were the forward-thinking of Jesse Rust. John EL and Josh thought that this was a poor decision to bring bigger framed cattle into a low-input environment. Boy were both John EL and Josh surprised by how well they were able to take the winter of 2008-2009 (108 inches of snow and several days of below 0 degrees Fahrenheit). After the winter of 2008-2009, we realized that the Simmental cattle were going to have an integral part of our ranch’s future success.

Rust Mountain View Ranch consists currently of two breeds, Angus and Simmental. John EL and Josh along with their wives are actively involved in the ranch. So currently at Rust Mountain View Ranch the second and third generations are making the day-to-day decisions with the fourth generation well on its way.

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The Rusts,
John EL and Annette  •  Josh, Trista, Keaton, Karson, Kutler & Kaylee
Jesse, Amy, Stella & Ellie
Eric, Amara, Cooper, and Hadley Gilbert