What Happens to the Rest of the Animal and How Montana Ranchers are Reclaiming Its Value When a Black Angus cow arrives at a processing facility, it weighs an average of 1,200 pounds. However, only 500 pounds are processed into consumable meats and sold at the butcher...
Tangen Draw puts their bison and beef to the test—literally. Stewarded by sibling duo Morgan and Nick Conver, Tangen Draw is more than simply a pasture. It’s a living system, where soil, grass, animals, and people are all connected. They’ve seen the ripple effects of...
Where Human, Animal, and Soil Health are Interwoven Jaimie Stoltzfus and her husband Austin are behind Cowgirl Meat Company, a regenerative cattle and pork ranch just outside McLeod, MT along the West Boulder river. Since 2014, the couple have been raising meat for...
A family business rooted in land stewardship Some days, Logan Mannix rides a motorbike through his family’s land in the pristine Blackfoot Valley, moving cows from pasture to pasture or setting up irrigation. Other days he’s working with a big crew of family and ranch...
