Grass fed, locally raised beef
There are any number of articles to be found about the benefits to humans of eating grass fed beef.
The more important question is what are the benefits for the cows from a forage diet? All we can tell you is that raising cattle the way nature intended with grass all summer and hay all winter, means that the animals' digestive systems behave the way they are supposed to, leading to happier and healthier cows. The only grain we feed our animals is a little in the creep feed when they are babies and we're teaching them that people are good to be around, and a little bit as they grow to keep them friendly and make them come to the bucket (especially helpful when you get the 2 a.m. phone call telling you one of your cows is running down the road!)
As far as medication goes our herd gets a rabies shot once a year as we are concerned with the possibility of animal bites when the cows are out to pasture in the summer. Apart from that they receive no medications, unless the health of the animal depends upon it (for example, antibiotic ointment in BeeBee's eye when she got a hayseed stuck in it, or a course of penicillin when Tootsie got an abscess in her foot).
Because the cows are raised the way nature intended, there are very few times that medical intervention is needed. Our wonderful vet, Matt Mason, DVM, from Blackwater Veterinary Services in Salisbury, NH, comes to the farm in the spring to do the rabies shots and crimp the bull calves, and then, as much as we like to see him, we hope he doesn't have to come back until next spring!!!
Supporting the local economy and striving to keep agriculture alive and well in our communities is something that has come to the forefront in recent years. Your purchase of beef raised on local pastures by people you can bump into in the corner store helps keep your town green and open and it keeps your hard earned dollars local. We invest in our community by maintaining fields and pastures, fertilizing to keep the soil sweet and the weeds away, rotating the grazing to maximize the forage production, buying grain and supplies in our local feed stores and hardware stores. It's a great way to work together to keep our communities strong and vibrant and to support the dying art of agriculture.
LATEST NEWS
We have been breeding all the girls to Wagyu bulls from Spring-Rock Farm in Springfield, Vermont. We have had successful offspring and just butchered the first cross. The marbling from the Wagyu is visible and we are excited to hear what our regular customers have to say about the beef this time around. Being small producers we have a somewhat irregular butchering schedule. Contact us for details!
The more important question is what are the benefits for the cows from a forage diet? All we can tell you is that raising cattle the way nature intended with grass all summer and hay all winter, means that the animals' digestive systems behave the way they are supposed to, leading to happier and healthier cows. The only grain we feed our animals is a little in the creep feed when they are babies and we're teaching them that people are good to be around, and a little bit as they grow to keep them friendly and make them come to the bucket (especially helpful when you get the 2 a.m. phone call telling you one of your cows is running down the road!)
As far as medication goes our herd gets a rabies shot once a year as we are concerned with the possibility of animal bites when the cows are out to pasture in the summer. Apart from that they receive no medications, unless the health of the animal depends upon it (for example, antibiotic ointment in BeeBee's eye when she got a hayseed stuck in it, or a course of penicillin when Tootsie got an abscess in her foot).
Because the cows are raised the way nature intended, there are very few times that medical intervention is needed. Our wonderful vet, Matt Mason, DVM, from Blackwater Veterinary Services in Salisbury, NH, comes to the farm in the spring to do the rabies shots and crimp the bull calves, and then, as much as we like to see him, we hope he doesn't have to come back until next spring!!!
Supporting the local economy and striving to keep agriculture alive and well in our communities is something that has come to the forefront in recent years. Your purchase of beef raised on local pastures by people you can bump into in the corner store helps keep your town green and open and it keeps your hard earned dollars local. We invest in our community by maintaining fields and pastures, fertilizing to keep the soil sweet and the weeds away, rotating the grazing to maximize the forage production, buying grain and supplies in our local feed stores and hardware stores. It's a great way to work together to keep our communities strong and vibrant and to support the dying art of agriculture.
LATEST NEWS
We have been breeding all the girls to Wagyu bulls from Spring-Rock Farm in Springfield, Vermont. We have had successful offspring and just butchered the first cross. The marbling from the Wagyu is visible and we are excited to hear what our regular customers have to say about the beef this time around. Being small producers we have a somewhat irregular butchering schedule. Contact us for details!
