“The craft of family
ranching lives on!
My grandfather would be proud.
We ranch the way he did,
on open pastures.”
3rd generation rancher & Susie his wife.
Hormones, Antibiotics, Containment Farms, Slaughter Mills
I select the cattle that have been bred to produce flavor and tenderness. And I use a high fiber supplement feed in addition to grass, this gives the taste of corn-fed.
My cattle live on pastures and are never confined. They graze on grass and on a high fiber ration that gives them extra protein.
Being mostly grass fed, the cattle get lots of phyto nutrients that you can’t get from corn alone. My beef tests high in Omega-3 and CLA, and nutrient content.
My cattle are not confined and never leave the farm until harvest, so they are kept disease-free and very healthy, the all-natural, old-fashioned way. My cattle don’t go to the slaughter mills but to a local butcher, where the beef is always kept separate and not exposed to mass contamination. The beef is processed and quick frozen on location providing you the safest beef possible.
Grass Fed Beef
Our cattle are grass fed; they have full time access to grass and pasture forage. This gives the beef its tremendous nutrient density. Beef raised as it should be is naturally healthy, and healthy animals that don't need antibiotics are healthy for us to eat.
We like to call our beef "Free Range" because we do more than just turn them out to pasture and hope it turns out a good product worthy of your table. Ranching is a craft that few have learned well. Many free range or merely grass feed their beef. We craft beef that is fit for the finest restaurant, and meets the high health demands of today's health-wise consumer.
Our cattle are never confined in a feedlot in unhealthy conditions. They have a diet of nutrient rich grasses and pasture forage . We also give them access to a high-fiber vegetarian ration. This allows the cattle to self regulate their nutrition needs. The result is a very healthy heard. We don't use antibiotics or artificial pharmaceuticals. I also take great care of the breading that goes into our stock. Only certain genetics produce excellent tasting choice beef. We carefully select for the best beef on our ranch. Through 3 generations of experience we have found this combination produces both the flavor and the nutrient content that we demand.
Sincerely,
Mark Mahnken
3rd Generation Rancher