The Galloway breed originated from the lowlands of Scotland and is known for its efficient conversion of forage into lean and healthy meat. The cattle feed on a much wider range of pasture plants and weeds than most breeds. We are raising them 100% on pasture (they are fed hay in winter). They are not fed antibiotics or hormones or grain. We will treat sick cows medication only when necessary. Grass-fed cattle take longer to go from the farm to the table---it takes a cow up to three years or more to be ready for market. The nutritional value is much greater than the grain-fed beef you get at stores and restaurants, and the meat is much safer. They are virtually exempt from the e-coli bacteria that plague the conventional beef business due to clean pastures and no grain (which raises the pH of their rumens to encourage super-bacteria to thrive).
We practice rotational grazing which is healthier for cattle as well as for the pasture. Every few days they are moved to fresh new pasture, leaving the parasites behind and the flies confused. They are given a natural wormer (soap-based) and fed organic icelandic kelp along with Redmond rock salt for their mineral intake, as well as Tasco high-mag minerals (occasionally). The rotation method is also a land-healing method. They are forced to eat everything in their fenced area, which encourages the better forage to thrive, leaving fewer noxious weeds behind to take root.
Here, a newly-purchased heifer awaits in the corral before being released into the herd. She is now a part of the brood herd.
We practice rotational grazing which is healthier for cattle as well as for the pasture. Every few days they are moved to fresh new pasture, leaving the parasites behind and the flies confused. They are given a natural wormer (soap-based) and fed organic icelandic kelp along with Redmond rock salt for their mineral intake, as well as Tasco high-mag minerals (occasionally). The rotation method is also a land-healing method. They are forced to eat everything in their fenced area, which encourages the better forage to thrive, leaving fewer noxious weeds behind to take root.
Here, a newly-purchased heifer awaits in the corral before being released into the herd. She is now a part of the brood herd.
Our brood cow Bella had just given birth hours before this picture was taken. We nicknamed him Meatball. We had five calves born in 2014!
Our bull is being replaced with a new bull January 2015. Mario Athenrye will be our new breeding sire, bringing in new blood into the herd.
We have new beef coming mid-January. Please email betharogers64@gmail.com for prices. Ground beef is the most popular "cut". We offer chuck roasts, cubed stew meat, and various steaks (or filet mignon), as well as the unusual stuff such as heart, tongue, liver, oxtail, and marrow bones.
Our bull is being replaced with a new bull January 2015. Mario Athenrye will be our new breeding sire, bringing in new blood into the herd.
We have new beef coming mid-January. Please email betharogers64@gmail.com for prices. Ground beef is the most popular "cut". We offer chuck roasts, cubed stew meat, and various steaks (or filet mignon), as well as the unusual stuff such as heart, tongue, liver, oxtail, and marrow bones.
