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?…

2015 First Calf

It is that time of year.  The time of year that all Cow-Calf producers work for year round, calving time.  We are happy to share the 2015 first calf photos below. Please share any comments on our Facebook page and feel free to stop by during the…

Pasture Grazed vs Grassfed Beef

We use the terms “Pasture Grazed” and “Grassfed” to describe our cattle operation.  So what’s the difference? The term grassfed (grass fed, grass-fed) refers to animals that are raised entirely without grain as part of their diet.  Cattle are ruminants (have four stomachs) for digestion…