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Why Is the US Importing 300,000 More Tons of Beef? (A Farmer's Take)

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Why Is the US Importing 300,000 More Tons of Be...

Quotas were lifted to allow an extra 300,000 tons of imported beef this year. A...

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Why Is the US Importing 300,000 More Tons of Be...

Quotas were lifted to allow an extra 300,000 tons of imported beef this year. A...

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The Unoptimizable Secret to Great Beef (Why We Don't Rush It)

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The Unoptimizable Secret to Great Beef (Why We ...

What makes great beef isn't a hack, a breed, or a gadget. It's time. Here's...

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The Unoptimizable Secret to Great Beef (Why We ...

What makes great beef isn't a hack, a breed, or a gadget. It's time. Here's...

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First Cut vs. Second Cut Hay (And Why It Matters for Your Beef)

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First Cut vs. Second Cut Hay (And Why It Matter...

First cut is the tall stemmy spring growth. Second cut is the leafier, higher-protein regrowth...

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First Cut vs. Second Cut Hay (And Why It Matter...

First cut is the tall stemmy spring growth. Second cut is the leafier, higher-protein regrowth...

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Annual Prepper Mode: Why Smart Families Stock Their Freezer for Winter

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Annual Prepper Mode: Why Smart Families Stock T...

On a farm, being unprepared for winter is miserable. Here's why we go full prepper...

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Annual Prepper Mode: Why Smart Families Stock T...

On a farm, being unprepared for winter is miserable. Here's why we go full prepper...

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Why Are Feedlot Steers Lactating? (15-19% of Them, According to the Research)

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Why Are Feedlot Steers Lactating? (15-19% of Th...

Research on cattle from large feedlots found 15-19% of steers actively lactating. A farmer walks...

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Why Are Feedlot Steers Lactating? (15-19% of Th...

Research on cattle from large feedlots found 15-19% of steers actively lactating. A farmer walks...

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We Ruined a Dinner Party (And We're Not Sorry)

A customer's dinner party went silent after he served our chuck roast. The grass fed...

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We Ruined a Dinner Party (And We're Not Sorry)

A customer's dinner party went silent after he served our chuck roast. The grass fed...

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We Have a Confession to Make (About Small Farm Growth in Wild Times)

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We Have a Confession to Make (About Small Farm ...

A satirical confession about small farm growth, perpetual global crisis, and why our beef share...

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We Have a Confession to Make (About Small Farm ...

A satirical confession about small farm growth, perpetual global crisis, and why our beef share...

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We Obtained Big Beef's Leaked Q3 Memo (Satire, But the Numbers Are Real)

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We Obtained Big Beef's Leaked Q3 Memo (Satire, ...

A satirical internal memo from the Protein Velocity Division, delivered by a suspiciously scaly figure...

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We Obtained Big Beef's Leaked Q3 Memo (Satire, ...

A satirical internal memo from the Protein Velocity Division, delivered by a suspiciously scaly figure...

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Why Are Cattle Slaughtered So Much Younger Than They Used To Be? (1977: 21 Months. Today: Under 16.)

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Why Are Cattle Slaughtered So Much Younger Than...

In 1977 the average American beef steer lived about 21 months. Today it's under 16....

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Why Are Cattle Slaughtered So Much Younger Than...

In 1977 the average American beef steer lived about 21 months. Today it's under 16....

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Always 100% Grass Fed AND Finished

Dry-Aged 14 Days

Shipping to the Northeast weekly

Serving Families Since 2017

USDA Inspected & Certified

Always 100% Grass Fed AND Finished

Dry-Aged 14 Days

Shipping to the Northeast weekly

Serving Families Since 2017

USDA Inspected & Certified