What you read is what you get?? Beware of misleading labels. We'll be forthright. The blatant dishonesty by some in the beef business really makes us angry. Usually, the promotional materials are technically true, but are misleading, and take advantage of the consumer's confusion or lack of …
Grassfed and Omega 3
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS What does grass fed beef and fish have in common? Both are an excellent source of an essential fatty acid, omega-3, that is in short supply in the modern American diet. There are two types of essential fatty acids (EFA) that are critical for human health and which cannot …
My Horse April
This is the story of my beloved horse, April. I will tell the tale as I remember it. I was eight years old when our neighbor's son came to sell us two horses: Shippie and April. I think it was even my eighth birthday, and I had just received a horse blanket. Dad tried her out first. Then he …
Low Stress Calf Weaning
Weaning is a time of extreme stress for both dam and calf. In most commercial operations, calves are completely separated from dams. Often placed directly on a truck to a feedlot or into "backgrounding" pens, they are then conditioned to eat from a feed bunker and water trough. Unfamiliar feed, …
Roundup Ready alfalfa is back
According to Wikapedia, "Roundup is the brand name of a systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide produced by the U.S. company Monsanto and contains the active ingredient glyphosate." (Read more). (Read more.) In 2007 a federal court ruled that the USDA failed to adequately address the risks and banned …
Genetically Modified Alfalfa Dealt a Blow; Grass Fed Organic Beef Producer Relieved
The Capital Press today reported that a Federal District judge in California has ordered an impact study on Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified organism (GMO). As producers of organic alfalfa pasture for our organic grass fed beef, we are relieved here at Alderspring Ranch. This alfalfa, …