Jo Robinson has some great information you will want to see on healthy eating.  Her books are wonderful – here is an excerpt from her website EatWild.com

Grass-Fed Basics 

by Jo Robinson  

Back to Pasture. Since the late 1990s, a growing number of ranchers have stopped sending their animals to the feedlots to be fattened on grain, soy and other supplements. Instead, they are keeping their animals home on the range where they forage on pasture, their native diet. These new-age ranchers do not treat their livestock with hormones or feed them growth-promoting additives. As a result,     

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Our Black Angus cattle are raised on our Kentucky farm, where the cattle graze freely in open pastures on the tips of tall grass. Strangely enough, this sustainable approach is somewhat revolutionary today, but it’s the way cattle were raised for centuries and the way they’re still raised in places like Argentina, which is known for its exceptional beef.

When you buy 100% grass-fed Kentucky Land & Cattle Co Beef, you’re looking out for health, as well as for the well-being of the cattle and of the earth.

Grass is the natural food for cattle – not grain, which is difficult for cattle to digest and can necessitate the use of antibiotics.

The introduction of even a little grain into the cattle’s diet diminishes the quality of the beef, reducing both health benefits and Read more »

THE CLA ADVANTAGE

International scientific research is demonstrating positive results in:
• Combating Cancer
• Combating Arteriosclerosis (clogged arteries)
• Reducing Body Fat
• Delays the onset of Diabetes

Research conducted over the last decade has discovered Read more »

Our cattle are gentle and relaxed. This one heifer is licking the handlebars – too cute.

That black and white Texas Longhorn is one of two we have around for show. She’s got more spots than 4 boxes of Dominoes.

Butchering

Your beef is taken to a certified butcher in Bardstown – Boone’s Abbatoir, where you can visit and see their new facility and still feel that old-world charm of an old German Butcher shop. Boone’s has other meat there and offers all kinds of meats, BBQing and Grilling items. Their customer service is great beacuse it is mostly family and Jerry Boone is there all the time assuring everyone is doing what they are supposed to be doing since his father opened up in 1946.

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There your beef is custom hung in a special part of the lockers to assure it be dry-aged properly for the amount of time you specify (I recommend 14-28 days) then custom-cut to your order, vacu-sealed, and frozen all ready for your freezer.

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Storage

Beef between 12-18 months in age will yield between 450 and 600 pounds of processed beef for the freezer. A minimum of 18 cubic feet of combined freezer spaced will be required to hold this much beef. Kentucky Land & Cattle Co Black Angus beef is best if used within one-and-a-half years.

USDA advises that 450-600 pounds of beef is enough for an average family of four for one year; supplemented with other meats occasionally (such as chicken, fish, or pork).

Beef Age

KY Land & Cattle Co sells “yearling” beef. It is one year old, more tender, less fatty, less cholesterol than the older “market” beef you would get in the store. An average yearling beef yields approximately 350-400 pounds of meat; enough for a family of four for one year. An 18-21 cubic foot freezer easily handles this much frozen meat. 18 and 24 month old beef is also available and yields approximately 500 and 700 pounds, respectively.

KY Land & Cattle Co recommends beef at 12-18 months of age. It is more tender, leaner, and has less cholesterol. A beef at this age will average between 800 and 1,000 pounds.

Beef that is 18-24 months old is also excellent meat, but the finished weight can be 750-850 pounds or more and required freezer space should be considered. Many families share or split such a beef and split the meat between two or more families.

Call KY Land & Cattle Co for more information or peruse this website for all the beef information you’ve ever wanted to know – and more.

For more information on our hormone-free, heart-healthy black Angus Beef contact:

Mike Webb, Farm Manager 859-516-1805
Brad Simmons 859-319-5000