Farming Beef
Farming is hard.
It takes a lot of care, responsibility and dedication to produce a quality product. A product that the farmer can feel good about.
We raise our beef with pride and an understanding of what makes a cow happy. Happy cows come from our farm, in Montana.
Our pastures are cultivated in the early Spring to prepare for a heavy grazing season. Some years require new seed to be thrown. Most years require a harrow to be drug through the pasture to spread manure and leftover hay from Winter feedings.
Our cows start each Spring/Summer with a pasture full of luscious green grasses and legumes. We don't mow the pastures out here. We want our cows to benefit from every blade of grass we grow. Plus, our growing season is pretty short, so we have to savor the growth.
It takes patience and a love for the job.
We rotate our cows grazing area by a process called- rotational grazing. This means that our cows get a fresh block of pasture every couple of days. This helps to stimulate the earth by having intermittent periods of disturbance, followed by a long period of rest. It also ensures that the cows eat the available grass and legumes, which helps for a more nutritious regrowth. Our cows are 100% grass fed and finished.
We don't get a significant amount of rain here in the Summer. So, to supplement the lack of water, we have to irrigate the pastures. That requires my hard- working Hubby to move the irrigation pipes every day. Sometimes twice a day. It's a big job...Did I mention the pipes have to be moved by hand.... all 10 acres? I should also mention that he has a full-time job, so this is an added chunk of time to his already busy day. But, that's the price you pay to have the best beef around.
