Firstborn

Our cattle arrived as yearlings in July 2011, ten heifers and one bull.  May 9, 2013 our first calf was born.  This firstborn calf was a true miracle, a gift from God, which has now been repeated a number of times over the past…

2015 Pasture Walk

Sunday October 4, 2015, from 3 PM to 5 PM.  Doug and Sheila Garrison invite you to a walk in our pasture.  Meet in pasture located one-quarter mile North of US HWY 34 and NW 140th Street, Lancaster County Nebraska (east side of road)….

Grazing ice cream grass

In our solar powered steer post we described how cattle will select the tips of plants first, grazing to capture the highest amount of energy available.  We call this grazing off the “ice cream”.  Here is a video link from this past weekend of…

Solar Powered Steer

Cows have been described as “starvation” animals.  Meaning that about every waking moment they feel on the verge of starving to death.  So their natural instinct is to eat like it might be their last meal.  When they can’t eat anymore they rest and chew their cud.  Then back…

2015 Grass-fed Beef Progress Report 2

Update on the grass-fed steers we will be providing you fall 2015 (Report 1).  Remember our “grass-fed” beef is also known as “pasture grazed” beef.  The term grass-fed is pretty well-known, but we also refer to our beef as “pasture grazed”.  Why pasture grazed?…