For us, producing beef this way is about more than what wounds up on your plate.

Our cattle are grazing animals, and we manage them as part of the ranch ecosystem. Carefully planned grazing can help cycle nutrients, stimulate plant growth, maintain open grasslands, and contribute to the ecological processes we’re working to support across the ranch.

Grass-finished beef also tends to be leaner than grain-finished beef, and research has found differences in its fatty-acid and nutrient profile, including higher concentrations of some omega-3 fatty acids and certain other nutrients. The exact nutritional composition varies with forage, season, genetics, and management.

Most importantly, it gives consumers another way to connect their food choices with the farms, ranches, animals, and landscapes that produce their food.

LeftCoast GrassFed is part of TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation. Click here to learn more.