Mouth-watering Beef

Beef….our major farm product.

Our farm is transitioning from the Angus, Angus Cross breed to South Poll.  Angus produces good beef, but we believe South Poll will produce better beef.

The South Poll breed is fairly new to the agriculture scene and is being well-received in many parts of the United States.  I personally believe that the South Poll breed will eventually replace the ever-popular Angus.  (Remember…you heard that prediction here first!) Our farm was the first in Virginia to breed South Poll cattle.  Now, a few other Virginia farms have discovered the benefits of the breed:   excels on grass forage (grain less diet) resulting in tender meat,  tolerates high air temperatures,  is gentle,  has a smaller frame making finishing complete, has easy birthing , and exhibits ideal (maternal characteristics) mama cows.  An added benefit…they look pretty (they are red) grazing the tall green grass pastures.

Today, we retrieved our processed half of a full South Poll beeve. We sold the other half of the animal to friends. 

Mt. Joy Meat LLC

We are trying a new processor, Mt. Joy Meat LLC located in rural Augusta County, Virginia, just about a 15 minute drive from our farm.  The owner is very cordial, very helpful and an all-around nice guy. 

Our beef was vacuumed sealed - a process that should maintain meat freshness longer during its storage in the freezer.  Note:  We are currently finishing up two-year old processed beef that was paper-wrapped -  still good, but I believe the vacuum-sealing will retain the best flavor even longer,  if need be. 

I realize that many people are not beef eaters.  But consider this… grass-fed beef is higher in antioxidants and omega-3 fats (not the omega-6 undesirable fats found in corn-fed beef) than salmon. Grass-fed beef is your grandfather’s red meat; the kind of beef produced when farming actually followed the laws of nature - pre chemical fertilizers, pre mechanical haying, pre antibiotics and growth hormones.  Our beef is natural and chemical-free.

As we unloaded the meat into our personal freezer, we pulled a package of T-bone steaks for tonight’s dinner.  They will be served with freshly-dug potatoes and freshly-picked green beans - another home raised meal - the best!

Grass-fed management and South Poll cattle combined make a delicious and healthy meat product. 

And, the result… tender, lip-smacking yummy!