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BEEF THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
"Beef the Old Fashioned Way" means raising cattle the way it was done before shortcuts became standard. Our cattle are managed with adaptive grazing, moving with the land and the seasons to give pastures time to rest and recover. We don’t use hormones or synthetic fertilizers, just healthy grass, clean water, and careful stewardship.
Each animal is given the time it needs to grow naturally, resulting in beef that is dry-aged for three weeks to develop depth of flavor and tenderness. By focusing on improving soil health and grass diversity, we aim to leave the land better than we found it, knowing that healthy land is the foundation for healthy cattle, good beef, and a ranch that can endure for generations.
Agricultural and Environmental Philosophy
Elk River Livestock believes that agriculture and environmental management tools can work in unison to improve both the land and the cattle health. The ranch focuses on working with nature as the ultimate blueprint for decision making. This approach to land stewardship will not only maintain soil health, but in turn improve it substantially to allow regenerative growth. This will often require the use of electric fencing to create smaller pastures, and grazing hay meadows will create ideal landscapes to promote this.
This style of grazing management will focus primarily on working with Mother Nature, as Mother Nature would naturally. With cowboy traditions at the root, and using high-density grazing for short periods of time, we will promote growth, and grow more grass than ever before. This will allow for endless opportunities and give the land the rest and grazing that it needs.
Vision Statement
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To work with the land so the land works for us.
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To not only sustain, but regenerate and promote better grasslands that will be diverse and allow for more growth.
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To raise healthy cattle that are able to thrive in an always improving landscape for future generations.