Why is grass-fed beef more expensive?
Grass-fed beef is more expensive to produce. Getting local cattle to market weight in a natural healthy environment means ranchers need more hay in the winter and space available in the warmer seasons on their fields to feed the increasing appetite of an adult beef. This animal is taking space and food that a pregnant, or producing cow could use and comes with a financial risk in maintaining it to full weight, that should it become sick and require antibiotics it is no longer able to qualify for this project and sells for a lower price at the open market. Grass-fed beef is a healthier beef product and the ranchers willing to commit to the project to provide such a product deserve a price that reflects the added costs, risk and time involved in raising beef on grass alone. How is your beef different from Commodity Beef or Organic Beef? Our beef is natural, grass and grain finished beef. Unlike commodity beef, that which you purchase at most supermarkets, this beef has not been given ste
