Kittle Gelbvieh Farms is a registered Gelbvieh cattle operation located in Geraldine, Alabama
(approximately 20 miles from Fort Payne).

Johnny Kittle is the owner and operator of Kittle Gelbvieh Farms. 

As a history and background to Kittle Gelbvieh Farms, Johnny Kittle grew up in the State of Alabama working on his grandparents' farm during the "Cattle Depression" of the 1970s. At that time, the cattle business had deteriorated to the point where they were forced to slaughter their cattle for beef to sell to the public simply to survive in the business. In 1972, at the age of fourteen (14), Johnny obtained a government agricultural loan to purchase cattle for his own operation. Johnny has continued to manage that operation in DeKalb County, Alabama for the past 39 years.

Gelbvieh cattle have been a part of Johnny Kittle's cattle business for more than 25 years. Gelbvieh is a dual purpose cattle breed which originated in Bavaria, Germany at the end of the 18th century. While the breed was once known as the "German Yellow," Gelbveih cattle are either a honey gold to red color or black (due to crossbreeding with Angus cattle). Johnny first targeted Gelbvieh cattle for his own operation because of a specific set of breed traits (which are still found in the breed today with some improvements):

1) Birth Weights (even lower now than past years);
2) Milking (a top breed quality);
3) Temperaments (excellent);
 
4) Growth (outstanding weaning and yearling weights).

With Kittle Gelbvieh Farms, Johnny Kittle has now focused his cattle operation on the Gelbvieh breed. If you are seeking to purchase Gelbvieh cattle for your own operation or would simply like to learn more about the breed, please feel free to contact us or stop by our farm in Northeast Alabama when you are in the area.