Washington Post just released an article that the US bought more than 320 million pounds of Brazilian beef last year and is on-track to double that amount this year. This is coming at the cost of illegal massive deforestation of the Amazon and is driving beef prices down. This is running American farmers and ranchersContinue reading “USA Beef”
Tag Archives: pasture raised
Rotational Grazing
From this past spring. These green pastures look extra amazing next to the summer pastures right now! Looking forward to rain. Pasture on the left, grazed, pasture on the right, ready for cows!This is what rotational grazing looks like. It controls the cows grazing movement to better maintain and promote grass growth and pasture health.Continue reading “Rotational Grazing”
High Quality Everything!
In order to produce high quality milk, it takes high quality feed. One of the many things that’s a waste when dairy cows get funneled into the commodity beef market—deemed simply as ground-beef cows and mixed with meat from large-scale conventional dairy farming—is the loss of a product of so many years on top-notch feed.Continue reading “High Quality Everything!”
Meet Lucy and Iza
Meet Lucy Lou and Iza!These girls are Guernsey cows, similar to a Jersey but bigger and have even higher butterfat and high Beta-carotene levels. This translates to rich, buttery beef fat. 🤩 They came from 10 minutes down the road at Abiqua Acres run by @guernseydairymama and her family. They are part of the DarigoldContinue reading “Meet Lucy and Iza”
What Does ‘Vorfreude’ Mean??
What on earth does “Vorfreude” mean? “The joy of anticipation.” I wanted to incorporate German into the name of this venture because of the time I spent living in Austria. Austria loves its cows and they are everywhere. I’d go biking with baskets of apples in the alps to feed all the cows. They evenContinue reading “What Does ‘Vorfreude’ Mean??”
Rotational Grazing
Not all grazing is equal!Holistic land management: When cows are moved properly they can actually help promote grass growth and some in some cases even restore the land. Allan Savory is a pioneer of regenerative agriculture and using mob-grazing method to maintain land and help the environment flourish. It’s basis is stressing a small areaContinue reading “Rotational Grazing”
Big Red
Meet your meat: Big Red. She’s a 6 year old Red Holstein from @risingsundairy in Turner, OR. Their cows are raised with organic practices, aside from administering necessary medicine to injured or sick cows when needed (organic certifications can be a double-edged sword. They can cause tricky restrictions for giving animals the best medical careContinue reading “Big Red”
Mardi and Funny
Meet Mardi and Funny. They are both purebred Jersey cows—known for their distinct, friendly and curious personalities as well as low-impact on the land due to their smaller size. These girls came from an idyllic farm in Monmouth that’s part of @organicvalley co-op. Their farmer, John loves his cows more than you could imagine! IfContinue reading “Mardi and Funny”
Dairy Beef in the News
Highly valued in Europe, especially Spain, the older the better when it comes to turning dairy cows into flavorful beef. These girls we have right now come from farms with high animal welfare standards and organic practices. This high caliber of raising and well-served milking career deserves to be celebrated on the other end—after aContinue reading “Dairy Beef in the News”
Vorfreude Dairy Beef 