Worried about what you are "really" eating? Have peace of mind with pasture grazed meats.
About Pasture Grazed
Pasture Grazed = 100% Grassfed, 100% Grass Finished, MORE with LESS…
Most people have no idea what’s in the meat their family is eating. We raise pure meat.
Our customers came to us for healthy eating.
They stayed for the flavor.
Pasture grazed because the herd is always on pasture. How can you be assured of this claim?
- Read our Pasture Grazed vs Grassfed blog post for more background.
- Contact us for a herd/pasture visit like these other folks.
- Annually our beef is analyzed by Midwest Labs in Omaha for Omega 6:3 Ratio.
- Pasture Grazed means 100% GRASSFED & 100% GRASS FINISHED.
- Curious about Grass-fed vs. Grain fed? We are excited to be part of this latest research being conducted by The BIONUTRIENT Institute:
FLAVOR comes primarily from what the animal consumed the last 60-90 days leading up to harvest. FAT carries the FLAVOR. 100% Grassfed, 100% Grass Finished, 100% Grass Fat. No grains ever. Remember, in nature, NUTRITION follows FLAVOR. When something is flavorful, your body instinctively knows it is nutritious. You will seek more to meet metabolic needs and enjoy it! Another example of a “win – win” found in nature, based on God’s design.
MORE with LESS!
How we work with nature, our commitment to you, the land and the animals we raise (MORE):
- Cattle on pasture 365 days per year
- Cattle allowed to develop a natural herd instinct
- Cattle moved to fresh paddocks regularly
- Cattle have a rumen designed to consume forages, forage is all that our herd is offered
- Calves are born with summer hair coats, our calves are born in late spring and early summer
- Cows nurse their calves a minimum of 8 months (usually longer), calves learn from their mother naturally
- Cattle treated with medications only under emergency situations
- Beef for sale directly to consumers is always antibiotic free
- Fresh grass and proper mineral supplementation = herd health!
- Cattle worked in a calm no stress way
- All cattle feed is NON-GMO.
What we don’t allow (LESS):
- Our cattle are never fed grain or allowed to graze crop residue
- Crop residues have grain
- Most crops are GMO (corn, beans and some alfalfa)
- Our cattle are never offered feed or mineral containing sub therapeutic antibiotics
- Our cattle are never treated with a growth hormone (natural or synthetic)
- Our cattle are never offered feed or mineral containing beta-agonists (Ractopamine)
- Our cattle are never offered distillers’ grains (by-product of corn-based ethanol, GMO)
- Our cattle are never treated with pesticides (chemical pour on wormers or fly sprays)
Some past posts you might be interested in:
Your Health and Pasture Grazed Beef
- Fake Meat vs. Weird Beef
- Millennial Mothers THANK YOU – Mothers On Mission (MOM)
- Eat Weird Beef
- Midwest Laboratory Analysis – Omega 6:3 Ratio of Our Pasture Grazed Beef
- Gamey Flavor Equals Nutrient Density
Our Animals
- Cow Farts, Dog Farts…
- Herd Behavior
- “This is peaceful” – A vegan visits our herd
- The Factory On Our Farm
- Grass Type Cattle
- Grazing Snow
- Healthy Cows Eat Dirt
Background DS Family Farm
DS Family Farm in media:
Our farm was featured in Holistic Management International (HMI), In Practice Newsletter January / February 2023 (page 11).
Why
We want to see you and your family Healthy!
Healthy soils grow healthy plants that feed healthy animals resulting in healthy food for you. Healthy food is our goal. A side benefit to this process is a flavor unique to our farm. Eating beef and chicken raised on our farm will result in an eating experience and taste unlike anything you have tried before.
Where to find us
If you are familiar with Lincoln, Nebraska, we are just 14 miles west of downtown on US Highway 34. For a general reference, our farm is on the western edge of the Central tall grasslands, referred to as the “sweet spot” for raising pasture grazed beef.
Our Background
Doug is from Lincoln Nebraska and Sheila grew up on a farm near Malcolm Nebraska. Doug attended UN-L majoring in Natural Resources and Ag Education. Doug retired from USDA/NRCS after 36 years in the fall of 2021 to focus on our grass based farm. Sheila works part-time as the Financial Secretary at our Church. We enjoy country dancing and for a short time taught country dance.
Our son Nathan is married to Kim and works at Camp-A-Way. Son Jacob is enrolled at Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Contact Information
You can contact us via e-mail.
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16 Let Your work appear to Your servants,
And Your glory to their children.
17 And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us,
And establish the work of our hands for us;
Yes, establish the work of our hands. – NKJV Psalms 90:16-17
Disclaimers
No AI (artificial intelligence) was knowingly utilized to create the content you are reading. This is our families’ blog. The main focus is pasture grazed (grass-fed) beef. Our mission is to help others learn about healing our land, communities and our selves. Therefore, we write on livestock, grazing, pasture health, traditional and natural foods. Since this is our personal blog related to our Farm, the views and comments are our own. We do our best to list sources from which we learn from and relate to you through our posts. We typically post two times a month, one blog post and one Farm Update (subscribe to newsletter Farm Updates using form above).
