Why Grass Fed Beef?

Cattle should grow naturally, at their own pace and without any artificial growth enhancers or being forced to digest a diet of commodity corn - something nature never intended for them to eat.

Farm animals always benefit when they are kept out of the feedlots and allowed to mature on pasture at a normal rate of growth. Our cattle are never injected with growth hormones, steroids, stimulants or antibiotics, nor are they ever fed any grains or animal by-products. They graze freely in large, open pastures and feed only on natural grasses and minerals. Because of this, they grow naturally into healthy, lean cattle.

Most health conscious consumers desire an alternative to the feedlot corn-fattened beef that is found in most grocery stores. Almost all of the commodity grade beef available in grocery stores comes from cattle raised on crowded or overgrazed pastures and finished on grain and antibiotics in muddy feedlots. Those cattle are injected with growth hormones, steroids or stimulants, so they will grow quickly. This is a major concern to us because many health studies are indicating that consuming meat or dairy products containing growth hormones, steroids, other chemicals, or antibiotics, is contributing to antibiotic resistance in humans and earlier maturity traits in our children. 

Grocery stores can also add coloring and water to their meat. So when you buy hamburger from a grocery store, you are paying for ground up parts, sometimes from potentially sick or unhealthy cows, that may be contaminated with who-knows-what-kind of chemicals and you’re also paying extra for water weight. You are not getting pure ground beef.

We promise that your ground beef will be the purest ground beef available. You can be certain that your ground beef came from just one steer that was raised under healthy and humane living conditions and was never injected with any chemicals or extenders. Your ground beef will contain meat only. With the recent BSE "Mad Cow" scares, that is a very important thing to know.

Our all-natural grass fed beeves are genetically selected to prosper on high quality grass, fresh air and sunshine without the need for artificial growth hormones, antibiotics or chemical additives. Pasture finishing by rotational grazing on lush grass-legume fields produces a superior quality beef naturally high in omega-3 fatty acids, CLA and vitamin E.

Pasture raised meats are healthier, tastier, more nutritious, more humane and environmentally responsible. We take pride in producing healthy foods from healthy animals … the old-fashioned way. With Sangamon Valley cattle you can have the peace of mind that comes from knowing how your beef was raised and the exact source of your meat.

To learn more details about the benefits of choosing products from pastured animals, please read Pasture Perfect by Jo Robinson and explore the wealth of science-based information on Eatwild.com.