beef

The Difference Between Grass Fed Beef and Grass Finished Beef

October 25, 2011

Grass Fed means that the animals have been fed grass, but not exclusively. Their diet may have been supplemented with grain, but they were on pasture and were eating grass. Grass Finished means that the animals were eating only grass and received no extra supplementation of grain. And now you know!

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Grass Fed Grain Finished vs Grass Finished

September 22, 2011

Grass finished beef is beef that has not received any grain for at least the last 12 months. The grass finished beef that Hoven Farms is selling now has not received any grain since the spring of 2010. Our regular beef is grass fed and grain finished. The animals are raised on pasture but receive [...]

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How Much $$$ Does a Farmer Make?

September 15, 2010

A reader asks: I am currently taking a animal science course at the university of ###. I am familiar with your products and ways of producing such quality beef. I have been assigned a project called “how much is that doggie in the window”. Basically me and my classmates drew a food item out of [...]

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Loss Leader Beef Pricing: Everyone Loses

September 9, 2010

This came in a flyer today. Top Sirloin Steak at $3.99 / lb. It is a loss leader, folks. It is designed to make your mouth water and your budget feel good. They take a limited supply of an item and sell it at a loss. The purpose of it is to get you in [...]

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From a Customer – Happy Thanksgiving

October 11, 2009

Heather from Calgary made my Thanksgiving. On a weekend where we are supposed to be giving Thanks for the good things in our lives, she reminded how lucky and blessed I am to have some of the best customers in the world. Thank you Heather. Happy Thanksgiving! Hi Tim – I just wanted to let [...]

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That Beef? Comments on “Those Beets?”

September 9, 2009

Those Beets? I Don’t Buy ‘Em “Why is Alberta beef bought at the farmers’ market philosophically superior to–and way more expensive than–Alberta beef bought at bigger grocery stores, which employ way more Albertans? If I can buy Alberta chicken processed by an Alberta plant sold at the Superstore for far less than I can at [...]

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7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat

September 7, 2009

7 Reasons to Eat More Saturated Fat When I was on Global TV a week ago, I made a comment about how fat is good for you… in moderation. Here is an interesting article about saturated fat and how eating more of it helps gets rid of fat on your body. Interesting read. Blogged with [...]

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