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Beef Cows are
herbivores. They were made to graze for their food. They were not
designed to eat or digest grain. Feeding grain turns the cows' stomach
acid and alters the systems' Ph balance. We understand and know that
feeding an herbivore grain makes them sick. We do not believe that it
is in our healths' best interest to eat animals that are not healthy. Our cows are strictly grass-fed and finished using a management
intensive grazing system, knowing the meat that is produced is safe to
eat and nutritionally superior to that of cows finished on grain. Following nature's patterns, the cows prepare the pasture for the
poultry because poultry prefer their forage to be shorter. It is more
tender, easier for them to digest, and higher in protein than taller
grasses. Lamb Megan and Ryan have chosen to raise and finish the lambs on grass. Tunis sheep, are a medium-framed heritage breed, mild in flavor, that finishes well on forage alone. Lambs and cows are complimentary, in that, they do not generally compete for the same weeds and grasses. Adding the lambs to our rotational grazing system should continue to improve our pastures. The lambs have proven to be a wonderful addition to our farm. |
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