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This Week’s Story: Grass to Grain and Back Again

Thousands of cattle on a braided network of well-worn trails were weaving their way out of the high mountains of the Hat Creek country. Around 30 to 40 leather and flannel-clad dirt cowboys on horseback rode with them, and when their wide brimmed hats failed to block the setting sun, a pillar-cloud of volcanic ash trail-dust did. They had begun the long trail to Mackay on the path of cattle highway known as the Beef Road…

Store News

Next Shipping Date: Monday, March 17th

We generally ship every Monday, holiday weeks excepting (see calendar). You’ll get a tracking number when we ship your order. UPS may initially show an extra day of transit time, but will correct late Monday night when orders hit the Salt Lake hub.

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We restock every Wednesday and send out a sale flyer on Wednesday in the early evening with the week’s deals.

This Week’s Reader-Only Deals

Use the code “BONES&OFFALS” to get 10% off organic grass fed beef bones, organic grass fed beef liver, and organic grass fed beef heart!

Use the code “#2AND#7” to get 10% off #2: grass fed (non-certified) sixteenth (shoulder tender, flat iron,+ sirloin steaks) and #7: grass fed (non-certified) sixteenth artisanal steaks (skirt + flap steaks).

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Ranch News

We’re done working on the stack yard fence for now, so Clinton and Justice started building a protective jack fence around the base of the three tower pivot point. Here Clinton is building some new jacks for the project. Photo credit Justice Mitchell.

Clinton loading up all the fencing materials. Photo credit Justice Mitchell.

This new jack fence will keep livestock away from low, wet areas around the pivot base, and protect the muddy ground from being churned up. Photo credit Justice Mitchell.

We usually calve in May and June, but occasionally there are exceptions. This little guy came on a mild day a couple of weeks ago. Right from the beginning his mom was suspiciously eyeing anyone who got too close–a good indicator of a protective, attentive mama cow. Photo credit Josh Whitling.

When the snow starts coming off at the Tendoy ranch it tends to go fast! Three days and a small river later the snow is almost entirely gone. Photo credit Scott Rains.

After the snow melts off is the time to assess what toll the winter took. This cottonwood tree was a casualty of the season, and took out some fencing on its way to earth. Photo credit Scott Rains.

Titus, the one hundred plus pound guardian of home, family, and livestock also makes an excellent traveling companion. Last week was his turn to make the weekly dry ice run with me. -Scott

Photo credit Scott Rains.

Frost heaves in the road are just another sign of the times. Repeated freeze-thaw cycles buckle the roads surface into a series of natural speed bumps. Better slow down or the ride is going to get wild! – Scott

Photo credit Scott Rains.

We regularly drive long distances through ofttimes remote country year round. Ninety percent of the time it is smooth sailing. The other ten percent can get interesting. This weeks challenge was a thoroughly blown tire. We try to be prepared, though, and I was back on the road in 20 minutes. – Scott Photo credit Scott Rains.

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