As such they were raised to be extremely cold tolerant, disease-resistant, and long-lived. Raising rare breeds of animals and increasing genetic diversity should be part of everyone’s agenda.Ģ) Hardiness – the Highland breed was developed in the rugged, mountainous areas of Scotland. This farm is our opportunity to help reverse that tragic trend. Unfortunately the opposite is reality, almost everything we do in our society is reducing the biodiversity in our world. If you would like to reserve your half steer please phone Sarah at 58 or email us at Highland Cattle?ġ) Like many things that we do at the Curtis Family Farm, we believe genetic diversity is extremely important for the health of any ecosystem. *All products subject to availability *All prices in effect until I swear it made a difference even in a broth from the bones.' Steinheber Familyīeef Prices List – Local, grass fed Highland beef raised without hormones or antibiotic Everybody is really impressed with the quality even if it is only hamburger. We have shared the meat with friends and get the same feedback. The meat texture and the cuts are excellent. It is better than any organic cow I have ever tasted. "We really love the meat from the steer we bought in November. Kept up organic practices, but ditched the high cost of certification and passed that savings onto my customers. Originally certified organic Highland cattle with TransCanada Organic Certification Services up until 2018. Steers are harvested between 24-30 months and are processed at Red Deer Lake Meats (only 10km from our farm) where they are aged 21 days. Thank you for buying locally and supporting Arizona ranching.We are currently taking orders for 2021 and will be harvesting steers 3-4 times this year. Feeding your family locally raised beef feeds several Gila County families as well. We are proud to be supplying quality meat for the wonderful people who want to buy local beef and support the Arizona ranching community. Please refer to the pricing page for prices and how to reserve your beef. The Highland harvest is done here at the ranch and whisked to the butcher shop in the Gryphon Ranch mobile cooler for dry aging at his shop for 19 days. Our beef is cut and wrapped by a Gila County butcher. ![]() We are literally a Mom and Pop operation and really want to stay that way. No hired hand would have the same care as we take when we can daily handle the cattle personally. We have our eyes on the whole herd every day and checking each animal to make sure they are okay. We are a small operation with limited animals and we really don’t want to expand beyond the numbers we currently have because we believe the fact that my husband and I do everything at the ranch personally means that the cattle know us and therefore are calm around us which means the meat is better because they are not stressed. While politicians wonder how that can happen, we are working to deliver top quality grass fed and grass finished beef. Unfortunately the rancher that raises your beef is seeing record low prices. Cyber attacks have shut down large packing plants. The pandemic has brought record high prices at the store and for the packing plants. Yesterday he told me that our beef is at the same quality as his own beef – and they grain finish. ![]() ![]() During our recent harvest he told me that we are consistently producing the best grass finished beef he has ever seen. We have worked together almost 3 years to perfect the finishing process for grass fed and grass finished beef. Our butcher is brutally honest about quality because he knows we are as well. There is no way to recover a registration if the paperwork trail was dropped. If you want genuine Highland cattle please go to the only internationally recognized Highland breed registry in the USA - the American Highland Cattle Association (AHCA)ĭon't get taken by the other scam of buying Highlands that are "registerable" To get registered Highlands both parents must already be registered. ![]() Miniatures are either hybrids or they are calves that have been taken from their moms prematurely and been purposely stunted in their growth. Highland cattle are naturally short and great for small farms and homesteads. They are all genuine purebred AHCA registered animals, DNA tested, parentage verified with AHCA registration paper transfer.ĭon't get fooled by people selling miniature Highland cattle. We are going to be trimming the herd back a little bit because of the skyrocketing hay cost.
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