Why does Dakota Farms™ ban the use of growth hormones for its cattle?
Growth hormones are used in over 90% of the conventional cattle production in the United States. They are used to increase the rate of lean muscle growth at a rapid pace. Dakota Farms™ natural beef is a Never-Ever Growth Hormone product, raised by ranchers who follow the experience of their fathers and grandfathers before them. Our natural beef are not hurried to reach a weight by the use of supplemental growth promotants. Growth promotants can generate more variation in beef tenderness. Since this is an aspect of production that we can control, our dedication to providing consumers with the most consistent, tender product makes the production decision to eliminate the use of growth hormones a simple one. Growth hormones raise not only human health concerns but animal health concerns as well. In fact, all of the countries in Europe ban the use of growth hormones.
