Our elite bulls are sold at GENEPLUS. Our elite females are kept as replacements. The rest of our calf crop enters the beef program. The beef steers and heifers enter the grow-out phase at around 700 pounds. They are raised on our pastures and receive spring water, Purina mineral, salt and are offered 25 pounds of Purina Impact Grower (87.5 percent cracked corn) daily. These cattle are vaccinated, dewormed and cared for to ensure the highest quality beef available. We do not implant our cattle due to studies showing that it reduces marbling. Antibiotics are rarely used and only as a last resort. We must be consistent in the quality of our beef. The best way that we have found to do that is by raising the cattle in the beef program to 1,500 pounds and dry aging it for 21 days. This consistently produces a highly marbled, flavorful and tender product that we are proud to serve to our customers. Most local beef comes from steers that have not been fed long enough to reach their full marbling potential. Once harvested, most local beef is not properly aged and frankly is a lower quality product than what can be purchased at the grocery store. Our customers demand not only that they know where their beef came from, but also a product that marbles, provides tenderness and tastes better than our competition.