Ecologically beneficial:
Nature designed ruminants like cattle to eat and digest forages like grass and weeds, not grain. They are meant to be a part of nature and it’s cycles, not separated from them. When we keep cattle on the land as they should be and manage their grazing, using holistic management techniques and permaculture principles, it regenerates ecosystems by building soils, sequestering carbon, and maintaining the natural water cycle. Galloways are “unrivaled” grazers. They naturally consume a wider variety of grasses and flora than other breeds making them the perfect breed for grass finishing systems.
Heart-Healthy Nutrition:
Grass fed and finished beef is lean and high in beneficial vitamins and nutrients. Research has shown it is low in saturated fat and high in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids, with a healthy ratio (often 3:1) that is comparable to salmon or chicken for heart and brain health.
Galloway Beef is the Superior Choice:
Galloways “fatten from the inside out”. Unlike other breeds that produce a layer of fat to keep warm in the winter, Galloway and Galloway Cross cattle have a thick dual hair coat which instead allows them to deposit fine flecks of intramuscular marbling, even on a 100% forage diet, resulting in beef that is consistently tender, juicy, and rich in flavor. We raise purebred Galloway cows Bred to a Purebred Hereford bull. Hereford cattle were the dominant breed decades ago when cattle were butchered off of grass, before feed lot grain finishing took over. They were also a hardy breed, that were efficient grazers. Hereford also have a more mild tasting beef than other breeds like Angus, so they are a perfect fit for grass finishing, as some people find grass fed beef (like angus) as too wild or gamey. By crossing the Hereford genetics with the Galloway’s we end up with what we think is the perfect cross for grass systems. We get hybrid vigor, hardiness, efficiency, marbling all with a nice mild, sweet flavored beef.
