Amy's Grass Fed Beef

Large scale beef production usually involves several months in a feedlot where cattle are fed diets high in grain, often corn. Cattle are ruminants, they are designed to digest fiber (as found in grass and forage such as hay). Steers are not designed to eat grain; they are designed to eat grass. An unnatural diet of grain upsets the bacterial balance in their digestive tract, and so feedlot operators feed anti-microbial agents (ionophores and antibiotics) to limit the proliferation of certain types of bacteria (e.coli) in the intestinal tract of cattle. Our steers are eating a grass and forage diet, exactly what they were designed to eat. The microbes in their digestive tract are in balance and play a crucial role in the digestion of the fiber in their diet. Our animals are fed a forage-based diet, no grain, no corn. Our steers harvest their own fresh grass in pasture. We occasionally provide supplemental hay, to insure a natural and healthy diet. Our cattle are NEVER fed growth hormones or antibiotics. Our cattle are not confined for long periods of time and are not hauled long distances.

By using holistic techniques to manage our cattle and the land, we are effectually helping the range to prosper and improve. It's our intent to leave the land in better shape than the year before to encourage more grass production and to help it handle changing climate patterns. Many of our pastures are fenced and cross-fenced to ensure limited grazing time but we also utilize solar-powered fencing to create pastures in places that need to be grazed short term but where fencing doesn't exist. We do this in an effort to sustain our grasslands and improve it for other uses such as wildlife.