The Factory on our Farm

Raising Pasture Grazed grassfed beef from conception to table is not an easy task.  We may have four different animal classes in our herd at any one time.  But it all starts with the COW, the factory on our farm! We make our cows…

Weird Beef

Unfortunately, our beef is not normal. Looking at a “normal distribution” of HOW all beef is raised in our country, we are definitely weird! Normal is for the masses, we like being weird!  No status quo around here.  Actually, if you look at the…

Cow Pie Testing

Viewer discretion advised, cow pies ahead! We all know cows communicate by mooing.  Cows also communicate through their “back-end”.  Note the caption under the cow pie photo above.  A “healthy looking” cow pie means the cows are healthy!  We, I mean Doug, spends a lot of time…

Chicken Tractor Pull

Our son Jacob graduated from High School this past weekend.  Congratulations Jacob! Chickens started our “pasture grazed meat” business and Jacob has been the “pasture poultry” guy.  Raising chickens on grass requires a shelter.  Shelters provide protection from weather and predators.  We call the shelters “chicken tractors”.  There…

A Cows Calling Card

Warning, poop photos! One of the many benefits of having the herd always on the move is manure distribution.  A cow herd in a tight group, on the move, will evenly distribute nutrients (poop) throughout a pasture.  In season long grazed pastures (cows left in a pasture for weeks at…