As their 25th annual production sale approaches, Darrell and Frina Kaiser of Kaiser Angus reflect on a quarter-century of dedication to raising high-quality registered Angus seedstock. Through hard work and commitment, they have trailblazed a legacy within the cattle industry.
After attending Kansas State University, Darrell returned to Gove County, Kansas, in 1994, where he filled in as feedlot and farm help for his parents, Delmar and Diana Kaiser, just south of Grainfield. The Kaiser family had been running a backgrounding lot and raising crops since the early 1980s, making agriculture and cattle an inherent part of Darrell’s upbringing.
Though cattle were always a part of his life and a passion from a young age, Darrell’s vision shifted toward creating a cow-calf operation after returning home. For the first few years, he and his wife, Frina, focused on building their commercial cattle herd while also farming. Darrell and Frina are pictured above with family members Luke and his wife, Zoe, and with Dalton and Trevor.
The transition to registered cattle began in 1997, sparked by a conversation with Frina’s aunt and uncle, Bob and Barbara Chenoweth of B&B Angus in Colorado. As the Chenoweths neared retirement, they wanted to ensure their genetics lived on. Over the next three to five years, Darrell and Frina gradually took over B&B Angus’s herd, all while retaining heifers from the original genetics that Bob Chenoweth had started with.
“The rest is history,” Darrell often says—though, in truth, the journey has been much more than just a simple transition.
It’s been a story of years of dedication and focused efforts, with the Kaisers continually working to breed for select genetics that meet the ever-changing demands of the industry.
In 2000, Darrell and Frina began selling private treaty before their first in-person production sale at Oakley Livestock Commission in 2001, offering just four bulls. After several sales in Oakley, they made the move in 2013 to host their April sale at their ranch just south of Park. With this shift, they also embraced online sales through DVAuction, reaching customers in numerous states.
As their breeding program evolved, Darrell and Frina integrated modern technologies like gene marking and genomic testing to accelerate their ability to identify high-performing genetics at an early stage. For the Kaisers, breeding for specific genetics isn’t just about producing excellent cattle; it’s about crafting a legacy of animals that will continue to thrive for generations to come—a vision Darrell and Frina hope to see carried forward for decades.
As the Kaiser family members approach annual production sale, which is April 3 in Park, Kansas, they stand proudly behind the legacy they’ve built with Kaiser Angus, one defined by passion for quality cattle and a steadfast commitment to the future of the Angus breed. Darrell and Frina along with the boys appreciate the loyal support from their customers over the past 25 years and they are excited for the future of the cattle industry.
