How soon do the cows go out on grass?
Our cows are out on grass almost their entire lives. The calves are all born in the Spring, from the end of March to the end of June. Most of the calves are born right out in the field in the clean grass! They are bottle fed for 2-3 days, then the milk is placed in a barrel which can have 8 calves on it. As soon the weather is good enough for them to be outside (usually the middle of March or so), they are put in the field to ensure fresh, clean grass. In this way, the calves are eating grass as young as 5 days old! They are well on their way to becoming healthy milk, cheese, and meat producers. The meat steers are grown to 900-1200 pounds (they are usually about 15 - 20 months old by this time). |
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How is the beef processed?
The beef is available on your order in whole, half, or a split half. The beef is butchered at West Michigan Beef, aged, then sent to Byron Center Meats where it will be then cut, wrapped, and frozen according to your desires. Up to 70% of the meat can be in steaks and roasts! Grassfields also has beef cuts available to you in our on-farm store year-round. |
