Grass-Fed Beef
Our family farm is nested in the rolling hills of Jo Daviess County in northwest Illinois. All of our crops are certified organic by MOSA. We transitioned into organic in 2013 because we wanted to give our children the opportunity to grow up surrounded by land that was not treated or sprayed with harmful, dangerous chemicals.
We started our beef herd at about the same time that we transitioned to organic farming with the same principle in mind – healthy living and healthy eating. We wanted to provide our kids with good quality meat that was not raised on a feed lot, injected with growth hormones, or given antibiotics so we started raising our own beef. Since we have excellent hay ground and pasture, it seemed a good combination.
We are pleased to now be offering the same quality grass-fed beef to you and your family. Because grass-fed beef is much leaner, it is naturally better for you. Grass-fed beef has also been shown to contain higher amounts of vitamins such as Vitamins A and E and has been shown to have as much as twice the amount of healthy omega 3 fatty acids per serving as compared to grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef also contains more carotenoids, which are beneficial antioxidants that can protect you from disease and enhance your immune system.
Our cattle graze from the beginning of May through October on open pastures along with their calves. We supplement with organic hay when necessary in the later months when the grass slows down in its growing. During the winter months, we feed alfalfa, clover, sorghum sudangrass, and triticale that is certified organic from our farm.
We do not inject any growth hormones, vaccinate, or give routine antibiotics to any of our cattle. We have, however found that it is beneficial to bucket train our cattle for purposes of loading and moving them from one location to the next. For that purpose only, we feed a very small amount of grain. That amount is so low that it is not worth mentioning, but to be truly transparent, we are making note of it. When we do this, we will feed them only one-fourth to one-half bucket of grain or oats from time to time. That’s for the entire herd, not per animal.
We started our beef herd at about the same time that we transitioned to organic farming with the same principle in mind – healthy living and healthy eating. We wanted to provide our kids with good quality meat that was not raised on a feed lot, injected with growth hormones, or given antibiotics so we started raising our own beef. Since we have excellent hay ground and pasture, it seemed a good combination.
We are pleased to now be offering the same quality grass-fed beef to you and your family. Because grass-fed beef is much leaner, it is naturally better for you. Grass-fed beef has also been shown to contain higher amounts of vitamins such as Vitamins A and E and has been shown to have as much as twice the amount of healthy omega 3 fatty acids per serving as compared to grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef also contains more carotenoids, which are beneficial antioxidants that can protect you from disease and enhance your immune system.
Our cattle graze from the beginning of May through October on open pastures along with their calves. We supplement with organic hay when necessary in the later months when the grass slows down in its growing. During the winter months, we feed alfalfa, clover, sorghum sudangrass, and triticale that is certified organic from our farm.
We do not inject any growth hormones, vaccinate, or give routine antibiotics to any of our cattle. We have, however found that it is beneficial to bucket train our cattle for purposes of loading and moving them from one location to the next. For that purpose only, we feed a very small amount of grain. That amount is so low that it is not worth mentioning, but to be truly transparent, we are making note of it. When we do this, we will feed them only one-fourth to one-half bucket of grain or oats from time to time. That’s for the entire herd, not per animal.