Sadly the farm was taken through eminent domain to make room for a power plant. This is when My Father started farming in Spring Lake. For years we hand raised dairy beef and sold them at auction. Keeping a few on the side for family and friends. In the 80’s dad quit for a few years but still had people asking for meat. This is where I come in. We again started raising dairy beef with my children doing chores and learning from grampa. People loved the meat they got because dad only fed them the best. Technically they have always met the requirements for what people call and look for as Grass Fats. There was something that Dad and I agreed on though and that was while they qualified as such we would never sell them that way. Today many people pay a premium for beef that meet this qualification. We however realize that everyone has to eat and so we have always used the ground hamburger price as our guide. Just before the animals go in for processing we check the grocery stores in town and the butcher shops and find out what there rate is. We take all those numbers and add them together and then divide and that’s how we come up with our rate. See the average family can afford ground hamburger but things like steaks and roasts can be out of reach for some families by doing it this way they can have both.