Callan Angus Farms, owned by Mike Callan, Stonington, Ill., has received the Historic Herd Award from the American Angus Association.

John and Jean Callan established the herd in 1956 with 15 heifers and joined the American Angus Association that same year. The couple raised 13 children, and all of the children exhibited Angus cattle.

Today, the oldest son, Mike Callan and his nephew, Brain Callan, continue the family's tradition of raising registered Angus cattle.

The American Angus Association presents the Historic Angus Herd Award to Angus herds that have been in the continuous production of registered Angus cattle by the same family for 50 years or more.

For more about the American Angus Association, go to www.angus.org or call 816-383-5100.