Welcome to RAD-ical Genetics.com!

RAD-ical Genetics is a joint adventure between the Rucks family of Okeechobee, Florida and DeGroft family of Cave City, Kentucky.
The roots of RAD-ical Genetics began as a friendship that was formed at the 2006 Ohio State Fair. What started as simply custom heifer boarding grew into an extensive heifer raising partnership. In 2009, the decision was made by the Rucks family to relocate their higher level Brown Swiss from Florida to Kentucky, creating a 35-cow milking herd.

RAD-ical Genetics is home to several All-Americans and Nominations, National Bell Ringers, as well as state fair and national show winners. We are breeding daughters from well-known families such as Gredel, Fantasy Vix, Rockie, Shirlan, Jades Cara, Cinderella, Bouquet, Ensign Sue and the Snowstroms. We combine these elite females with genetics from proven cow families in our mating program to help improve our ever growing herd.

The RAD-ical herd cattle are housed in a pack barn and are free to roam pastures of the beautiful Kentucky countryside. Cows are milked in a 6-stall step-up parlor. Our heifers are housed in small groups and are given extra care to help them develop into the quality show heifers that we show all across the country at several state fairs and national shows.

Our goal at RAD-ical Genetics is to continue to develop a herd of show winning, high producing cows that are eye pleasing, genetically sound, and profitable. We are looking forward to our future and hope to be well-known for our quality cattle and genetics in the Brown Swiss breed and beyond.