4953 Charleston Hwy • Walterboro, SC 29488
In late 2021 and early 2022, Andrew Agostini came to me with a vision for developing a first class, top of the breed, Angus operation in the low country. Dan Ulmer and I, along with Servando Marin, Farit Guitierrez, and David Cast ellanos set out to do our bes t to make that vision come true. We took an unconventional approach. Instead of going out and purchasing 4 - 5 expensive donors we decided to start picking up some of the best embryos we could find, and transferring to recips Andrew already had on the farm. This was the flame that lit the fire. In the Spring of 2023, Chessie Creek and 44 Farms form ed an alliance in the Angus business and to help increase 44’s Prime Pursuits presence in the SE US. Later in May 2023, Chessie purchased 30 bred heifers and 70 pregnant recips from 44. Tracy Woods, Doug Slattery, and Bob McClaren didn’t hold back when opening their herd to us, picking out some of the top matings and heifers in the herd to send to us. Many of those bred heifers are donors with progeny in this Inaugural Chessie Creek sale. In 2023 we also purchased 44 Bright Lights as our first herd sire and brought him on board. His genetics have already made an impact on commercial and Angus cattle in SC and GA, with semen sales to commercial and purebred producers. The partnership with 44 took the next step with Chessie Creek becoming a bull cooperator herd for 44. To date we have sent over 120 bulls at weaning back out to 44 to be developed and sell in their bull sales, many of those being progeny of the very same group of bred heifers we purchased from them. In keeping with our philosophy of we are all better off in life working together, we have formed a strong partnership with Black Creek Angus and Ralph Massenburg and his family. It is a strong partnership that encompasses sharing genetics, labor, and friendship that just makes this business click. The partnerships with Black Creek and 44 Farms will only get stronger in the years to come. Andrew has allowed us to grow and develop this herd to be what it is today. The trust and confidence he put s in this crew here at Chessie Creek is unmatched, and means the world to all of us. So that’s how we got here. Come to see us on October 10 -11, 202 5 , and share in a glimpse of where we are going. Scott Sell
Friday, October 10 10 a.m. - Noon • Pheasant Shoot at Black Creek Angus, Walterboro, SC 3-7 p.m. • Viewing of cattle 6:30 p.m. • Prime Rib Dinner Saturday, October 11 8 a.m. • Cattle Viewing 11:30 a.m. • Lunch Noon • Chessie Creek Inaugural Sale
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