Our
beef is all natural in that we don’t feed antibiotics
nor implant hormones in our beef. We don’t use
pesticides, herbicides or apply sludge fertilizer on the
pastures of our farm(s). We will not feed chicken litter
or other animal proteins, distiller’s grains or ethanol
byproducts as feed to our animals.
However, we try to
be the best stewards of our land, farm and livestock
that you can find for the beef you purchase. We are
always trying to keep it simple and sane on our farm.
We do not maintain
momma cows and their calves on our farm. We purchase our
young beef stock/calves as “steers or bulls” from our
local neighboring farms/ farmers. We do give vaccines to
our young beef as we purchase them from others to
protect them from illness, just as we all do to protect
our young children. If one of our young steers becomes
ill while they are with us, we will give targeted
antibiotics on an individual basis to heal them. We
maintain an in-depth health record on all beef purchased
and raised on our farm.
Our beef are always
on green grass pastures and are never confined in a feed
lot. We follow rotational grazing practices and move our
steers as the grass allows and per the season, using
poly-wire techniques or from field to field. Our steers
do receive a small amount of custom mixed ration of dry
grain for daily consumption and for finishing that is
mixed to our specification to ensure tenderness and
tastiness at the finishing stage. This mixture of grain
is a simple and time honored mixture that is devoid of
byproducts, preservatives or additives.
However, even in the
finishing stage, our beef are ALWAYS on grass pastures
in their stay on our farm. The amount of grain used in
the growing and finishing stage is closely monitored to
ensure that the ph of the calf’s/steer’s rumen is not
shifted to a detrimental range that would harm their
health or increase the risk to yours of excess bacteria.
Read
"The Grass-fed vs Grain-fed Beef Debate"
