We harvested a steer last Thursday! Part of our farm plan is to raise and sell grass-fed beef direct to consumers. Although all cattle eat grass during their lives, cattle raised for grocery store sales usually end up in a feed lot where they are fed large amounts of corn to fatten up quickly. The corn helps these animals increase the amount of marbling in the muscle tissue. The fat adds flavor, but many people are now concerned about how much fat they ingest, along with what types of fat they consume.
Belted Galloway cattle have lower amounts of fat naturally (see the links on our Cattle page). Grass-fed and grass-finished beef also put on less fat because grass is their natural diet. We don't feed corn to our cattle. The fat on our animals is deposited as part of their normal metabolism. Our cattle eat grass grown on our farm nine months of the year, and eat hay grown on our farm the other three months. Our cattle are provided clean water from a deep well, resulting in happy cows!
We sell our beef to consumers in two ways. First, we sell our beef by the split quarter, half, or whole animal. A split quarter shares a half between two customers, with each customer receiving equal parts of the front half and the back half. We take deposits, and when all four quarters are sold, we then schedule a harvest date.
We also sell packages of beef cuts directly to consumers in Missouri. Our packages are state-inspected for re-sale direct to consumers. We have frozen ground beef, steaks, and roasts for sale. We can arrange delivery locally or to the Kansas City metro area.
For more information and current prices, see the tab on our "Cattle" page!
Belted Galloway cattle have lower amounts of fat naturally (see the links on our Cattle page). Grass-fed and grass-finished beef also put on less fat because grass is their natural diet. We don't feed corn to our cattle. The fat on our animals is deposited as part of their normal metabolism. Our cattle eat grass grown on our farm nine months of the year, and eat hay grown on our farm the other three months. Our cattle are provided clean water from a deep well, resulting in happy cows!
We sell our beef to consumers in two ways. First, we sell our beef by the split quarter, half, or whole animal. A split quarter shares a half between two customers, with each customer receiving equal parts of the front half and the back half. We take deposits, and when all four quarters are sold, we then schedule a harvest date.
We also sell packages of beef cuts directly to consumers in Missouri. Our packages are state-inspected for re-sale direct to consumers. We have frozen ground beef, steaks, and roasts for sale. We can arrange delivery locally or to the Kansas City metro area.
For more information and current prices, see the tab on our "Cattle" page!
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