Health & Environment
Grass-fed Beef: Health benefits for you and the environment
Grass-fed been contains more of certain "good fats", i.e. CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), Omega-3 and other long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are not present in beef raised on grain in a feed lot. We sent samples to an independent university lab for confirmation. But, we're not in the nutriceutical business. We just believe we're producing healthful food that tastes great.
Our herd of Angus/South Poll Cross cattle has grazed our pastures for over 30 years converting grass, that humans can’t eat, into meat that is delicious and nutritious. The energy that drives this comes from the sunlight that enables photosynthesis of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the grass, which the cattle then use to make meat for you. Our cattle are bred and selected to accomplish this task on their grass-based diet without grain.
Worried about cattle and climate change? It depends how the grazing is managed. In fact, there is strong evidence that grazing cattle can contribute to storage of carbon from carbon dioxide in the soil and improve soil health.
Minerals and decaying organic matter in the soil are taken up by microbes and earthworms that digest and transmit these nutrients to the roots of the pasture grasses. This hard-working subterranean kitchen staff is fed in turn with droppings from the cattle munching above. It’s one big recycling operation. No synthetic fertilizer, no pesticides, no hormones, no antibiotics are needed, so we don’t buy them.
The sun and rain are free, and oh yes, most of the labor to harvest the grass is done by the cattle, and they don’t use petroleum for this. But lunch is never free. We do buy extra minerals that the cattle need , and some tiny wasps that feed on embryo flies that pester our cattle in summer, and we pay that other pest, the tax man. Thanks for your patronage, which helps us manage our pastures and cattle for the benefit of the environment and all of us.