Natural beef is the concept of supplying beef that is raised without growth hormones or antibiotics. The term grass fed, and grass finished are often synonymous, this means that the cattle reach target weight of 1000-1200 lbs. entirely on a pasture or range condition. By far the majority of beef in the grocery store today is from cattle born on a private ranch and raised on grass up until its last few months where it is sold to a feedlot to be
Natural Grass Finished Beef is quite the opposite of commercial beef. Very different management practices are used to limit the need and use for many of the drugs, chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and grains it takes to produce the average steak found at the market. Natural grass finished beef can be more of a challenge to produce in this way, Our pastures are not treated with fertilizers or chemicals, so we manage soil fertility, weed populations, disease, and insects through intensive herd impact grazing practices.
“finished” on corn, hay, alfalfa, silage or other processed grains. The commercial cattle industry has led to the development of various antibiotics to keep cattle healthy, growth hormones to improve gains, chemical pesticides to ward off internal and external parasites in the cattle, and highly developed rations to fatten the cattle to create the beef consumers have grown accustom to seeing on a plate.
Cattle Diet
The main stay of our cattle's diet is naturally grown pasture and public grazing lands. None of our beef is fattened on corn or other grains. Our cattle are supplied free choice Redmond natural salt, (link) a naturally formed mineralized salt mined in central Utah. As a natural substitute to Ivermectin or other synthetic pesticides, we use diatomaceous earth which is a ground fossil shell that is supplemented free choice as well.
No Antibiotics or Growth Hormones
Our cattle that are sold as natural grass fed beef do not receive antibiotics or growth hormones. We prefer to avoid sickness in our herd through progressive management rather than priding ourselves on our doctoring skills. Therefore these animals are at the pinnacle of their health when offered to you. If they don’t meet our standards, then they are not sold for your consumption and enjoyment.
Health benefits of Natural Grass Finished Beef
Cattle finished at Warm River Ranch on grass (“grass-fed”) are leaner and free of hormones, antibiotics and grain induced fats. Grass fed animals have a fat that is, dare I say, good for you – packed full of Omega 3s. Grass fed meats are, by nature, much leaner than commercial beef people. As Grass-fed fats are digested they are more readily available to a persons’ body, and not as easily deposited as body fat or in veins and arteries. Meat raised on grass alone also has a fat that is more yellowish in color than the white fat you are used to seeing in a corn fed animal, indicating beta carotene. For more information on grass-finished beef visit www.eatwild.com
entral Utah. As a natural substitute to Ivermectin or other synthetic pesticides, we use diatomaceous earth which is a ground fossil shell that is supplemented free choice as well. 