Angus cattle graze the rolling hills, rotationally, year round and are fed high quality hay between seasons, based on live forage availability. Cattle enjoy year-round access to protein supplements and minerals - keeping their health at peak performance. Feeding my cattle also provides a better bond with our mother cows and contributes to tame cattle that make it easy to gather when it comes time for sorting and round ups for vaccinations and general health checks. When you can rub the faces of mother cows at feeding time, you can't ask for a more gentle herd. My steers enjoy the best life possible with the great weather California has to offer, healthy forage + bonus nutrition along with clean water from our natural spring and stock ponds. Calves are raised along their mother's side until weaning time between six to ten months of age, when its time to convert from a milk and forage diet to grazing forage. The steers here spend a majority of their lives on pasture, with the last 60-90 days in a large space enjoying a nutritious diet including apples, beer malt, corn and molasses. Cattle are checked daily by horseback or ATV and I believe that caring for the livestock ourselves makes for better quality of life and in turn, higher quality beef. Genetics are a large factor for beef quality, marbling and flavor and I carefully hand select beautiful Registered Angus bulls which have proven genetics for my breeding stock. These cattle eat less and gain more, therefore being the most sustainable grazing animals, which contributes largely to a healthy ecosystem. The land speaks for itself with the healthy soil and nutritious forage. Steers are raised with love and humanely processed with local USDA-Certified processing services by JMF.

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From our ranch to your table, quality beef - raised with love. 
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Certified
Raising quality beef requires hard work and dedication. Certification is earned, not bought. For beef ranchers, that means using modern techniques to raise cattle under optimal environmental and economic conditions. For consumers, it means knowing the beef they buy is wholesome and delicious. Cattle care, environmental stewardship, herd health, cattle nutrition, transportation and record keeping are the primary categories.
Melissa Daniels proudly serves on the U.S. Cattlemens Beef Board 
The Beef Checkoff program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. Under the program, producers and beef importers pay a $1-per-head assessment on animals they market.  The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) oversees the collection and spending of Checkoff funds, with oversight by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Qualified State Beef Councils retain half of each dollar they collect for marketing and research programs in their state and other programs as identified by the Council’s board.