Ridder Hereford Ranch: Callaway, Nebraska

Ridder Hereford Ranch began when Theodore and Elizabeth Ridder moved from northeast Nebraska to the Sandhills west of Callaway in 1907, searching for land to spread out on and a home to raise their growing family. Their son Paul was the youngest of the 12 Ridder children, among them a dentist, two Catholic Sisters, an Interior Designer, Naval Aviator instructor, ranchers, and a machinist. Paul and Marianne's son John, the oldest of four children, and his wife Mary now operate Ridder Hereford Ranch along with their six children.

Ridder Hereford Ranch's sole business is raising and marketing Hereford bulls and females.

Ridder Ranch Tours has hosted tour guests from several states as well as the Ukraine, Russia, India, Namibia, and Denmark. Opening up Ridder Hereford Ranch's Sandhills prairie pastures has been an avenue to meeting people from interesting walks of life and sharing the Ridder family's ranch life with persons from largely urban homes. Ridders introduce guests to pristine pastures, startlingly beautiful landscapes, a large variety of wildlife here in the heartland of America, and the tremendous Hereford breed. Ridder Hereford Ranch's guests typically do not have access to this unique and historical business and lifestyle, intertwined, so Ridder Ranch Tours provides a door to the past and a window to the future. Ranching is an old enterprise, and at the same time it is full of cutting edge technology.

Thanks for visiting our website. We hope to visit with you soon.

John and Mary Ridder
Callaway, Nebraska