Lohof Meats
Website: www.facebook.com/LohofGrassFinishedBeef
LOHOF Grass-Finished BEEF
All Natural
•No antibiotics
•No hormones
•No animal by-products
•Dry-aged
•Bred, born, and raised on Montana range land!
•USDA inspected and Made in Montana
What’s special about Lohof Beef?
• -High-protein grasses and ideal range land – The grasslands of Montana have been famous for raising beef since the days of big cattle drives from Texas in the 1870’s. The climate is ideal for producing high-protein grass, and cattle grow well without unnatural supplementation.
• -Lots of open space – Lohof cattle are never confined in anyway. Forage diets (grass and hay) increase omega 3 fatty acid, conjugated linoleic acid, vitamin E, and beta-carotene content of the meat. These “good fats” and fat-soluble vitamins contribute to healthy cardiovascular function. This grazing across thousands of acres of land prevents unhealthy overcrowding of cattle and ensures the well-being of the range for generations to come.
How is Lohof beef raised?
Our calves are born on their own in open pastures as the spring grass is appearing. The mother cows clean their calves, and the calves get busy nursing and learning to graze. Between two and three months of age, the calves are branded, castrated, and vaccinated. They spend their summer rotating through grass pastures and have free access to salt, minerals, and water.
In the fall, when the calves are approximately 6 months old, they are weaned from their mothers. Within days the calves are grazing independently, and we move them to fresh pasture. Through the winter the calves are fed any grass hay that we baled on our meadows over the summer and usually some high-protein forage such as alfalfa cubes. As soon as the spring grass appears, they are on their own again until winter hay is necessary. This cycle continues until the third summer, during which the “calves” are then over 1000 pound 2 year olds and fat enough to be slaughtered.
After slaughter, the carcasses hang in refrigeration. This dry-aging allows for water evaporation and condenses the flavor of the meat. Finally, the meat is custom cut, cryovac packaged, frozen, and delivered.
For more info:
Patrick & Christy LOHOF
64 Boyce Rd.
Otter, MT 59062
406-784-2549
jplohof@rangeweb.net
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