The Merrill Family is the producers of Traditional Family Farms' Beef... Louis Merrill grew up in Rigby, Idaho. Him and his wife, Karen, have a ranch there. They are the parents of 6 children and 26 grandchildren. They have been ranching for 60 years. Louis and Karen run about 700 Black Angus/Charolais mother cows. They finish their steers on hay, corn silage and ground corn.