We have some older cows that were not completely raised to our standards when they were younger. However, they've been managed according to our high standards for at least the last two years.
We didn't want to just sell these cows to the conventional market, as we feel that they are still very healthy, nutrient dense, and taste just like our other beef!
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These animals will only be used for ground beef. This ground beef is clearly advertised as "Ground Beef | Raised to our standards for at least 2 years" to clearly differentiate it from our standard ground beef.
Our standard ground beef will continue to be raised to our standards for the cows entire life - just like all our other beef products!
Examples of things that didn't meet our standards
- Prior to supplying us, one of our producers allowed his cows to graze corn stalks after the grain was harvested - the cows probably ate some grain. Additionally, his cows may have ate some hay that had chemicals applied to it.
- Another of our producers was feeding minerals that probably had some chemicals in it. Quite a few years ago he fed hay that may have had some chemical residues still in it.
- A few years ago, we used embryo transfer to improve the genetics of our herd. Part of that process was using some synthetic hormones to facilitate this.
All of these cows have been raised to our high standards for at least the last 2 years!
✓ 100% grassfed and grass finished
✓ GMO free
✓ Chemical free
✓ Antibiotic free
✓ Hormone free