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Production Practices Until 1996, we were very conventional in our ranching practices.  Since then we have adopted the principles of Holistic Management, and Maurice has even been certified as an educator for HM.  In order to make holistic decisions, we look at all aspects of the ranching process: animal, producer, and client.  We have established clear goals regarding our quality of life, ideal product, and how we want the world to be in the future.  All of our important decisions are tested against these ideals and goals in order to give us the best possible results. We try to match the nutritional requirements of the animal to the forage availability of the land.  This means calving in late spring and early summer.  We graze with high animal densities, up to 100 pair per acre in some instances.  Animals are moved frequently with little to no stress, resulting in contented cows. When we butcher, it is done as humanely as possible. At the Lazy R, we place a heavy emphasis on biodiversity and try our best to preserve wildlife habitat through our practices. We are also committed to reducing the impacts of anthropogenic climate change through carbon sequestering grazing techniques. We recently entered our ranch in the Carbon Cup Challenge to see which ranch can sequester the most carbon in the next 10 years. Why Grass Fed? It’s good for you! Meat, eggs, and dairy products from grass-pastured animals are ideal for your health. Compared with commercial products, they offer you more "good" fats, and fewer "bad" fats. They are richer in antioxidants; including vitamins E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C. Furthermore, they do not contain traces of added hormones, antibiotics or other drugs. Because meat from grass-fed animals is lower in fat than meat from grain-fed animals, it is also lower in calories. It’s good for the environment! Using a process called planned grazing, we put animals at the right place, at the right time, for the right reasons, mimicking natural processes.  This process can be very complex, but we have been doing it for over twelve years and it is becoming very natural. It’s good for the animal! Cattle are highly specialized animals who have evolved to eat grass. Feeding cattle grain changes the pH of their stomach acid, which can make them very sick. This necessitates the use heavy doses of antibiotics. It also leads to nastier bacteria moving into the stomach, such as the form of E. coli that is deadly to humans. Grain for cattle is like a candy bar for a human. If you ate mostly candy bars, you wouldn’t be very healthy! That’s why our cattle are never given any grain. They eat off of the lush grasses in a carefully managed pattern to maximize nutrition and ecological benefit. Buying local is good for your pocketbook, and ours! Direct marketing cuts out the middlemen, optimizes profits and minimizes costs.  These economic efficiencies are shared by both the consumer/purchaser and the producer/rancher.  Buying locally is the best way to ensure food security.  You know how your food is raised and who is doing it.   If you have a problem with our product, we guarantee we will fix it.   We’ve only had to do this twice in 30 years of selling beef.