2012 Calves Sold To Polyface, Inc.

We are trying something new, again…

 

We have, for the most part, sold our calves at a local stockyard auction.  Sometimes the price is OK, sometimes it is poor.  We take our chances and hope for the best.

 

Now, that we have changed our management to the more desirable grass-fed approach, we also wanted to find a more appropriate marketing outlet for our livestock; and, I think we found that outlet with Polyface,Inc. farm.  Both our farm management goals are similar.

 

Polyface, located in the county just north of our farms, has gained international recognition for their farming methods and policies.  Joel Salatin and his family put environmentally sound practices to work, sell their products off the farm and in their on-farm store, and keep a somewhat hectic schedule as featured speakers at events sponsored worldwide.

 

We initiated the business venture by asking if Polyface would be interested in buying our grass-fed calves and lambs.   After two farm visits, they were interested in purchasing all our calves and indicated that they would try 20 or so lambs.

This week, son Daniel, loaded 20 of our grass-fed, yearling calves. These calves will spend the next 12 months or so on the Polyface pastures finishing.  In a few weeks, Daniel will return to pick-up the 20 or so lambs.  It is definitely an honor to have Mountain Glen Farm livestock incorporated into the Polyface regime.

13 on...7 to go

all loaded and ready to hit the road back to Polyface Farm

Providing an exceptional product to the consumer with minimal impact to the natural environment is a win-win situation.

a sampling of the calves we sold to Polyface - we retained these three heifers for future breeding stock

 

Only time will tell if the Polyface-Mountain Glen relationship will endure…I hope it does!