About

The earliest record we have of the Alaska Ranch is documentation of its purchase in 1870 by a man named Elijah Pollinger. One of the most significant pieces of history from his ownership was the operation of a stage stop on the ranch which serviced the stage coach road running from Helena, MT to Salt Lake City, UT. Since then, the Alaska Ranch has changed hands a few different times, our family being the fifth owners. Before our family decided to purchase the ranch, we started with a 60 acre lease from the previous owners and planted it to Sainfoin in 2008. In 2014, we began leasing the entire ranch and started planting all 400 irrigated acres to Sainfoin and immediately launched into the cattle business. After falling in love with the Alaska Ranch, we made the leap and purchased it in 2017. Together as a family, through tons of hard work, we improved all the existing irrigation systems and added completely new systems which included three new pivots. With the purchase of the ranch, we also discovered our affinity toward British White Cattle after witnessing their notably more gentle demeanor when compared to other cattle breeds. Over the years, we have continuously worked everyday to improve our ranch and will continue to do so. Today, the Alaska ranch has five pivots which irrigate 90% of the Sainfoin fields, the other 10% being irrigated by handline, and all the water on the Alaska Ranch is spring fed and gravity pressurized. We currently produce Sainfoin seed, hay, and pellets as well as manage our British White cattle herd and board around 80 head of horses.