by Rafter W Ranch | Sep 29, 2023 | Beef, Food Safety, Healthy Living
Remember, Rafter W Ranch has NEVER and will NEVER vaccinate any of the animals in our care. Period. DNA and RNA vaccines are terms NOT used on our ranch. Not all genetic technologies used in veterinary medicine fall under the categories of “mRNA vaccines” or...
by Rafter W Ranch | Sep 24, 2023 | Beef, Healthy Living, Regenerative Agriculture
Advocates say there is a way to eat meat that’s better for the planet and better for the animals: grass-fed beef. For the environmentally minded carnivore, meat poses a culinary conundrum. Producing it requires a great deal of land and water resources,...
by Rafter W Ranch | Sep 13, 2023 | Food Safety, Healthy Living, Sustainability
Grass-fed meats can be a way to avoid these microplastics. STORY AT-A-GLANCE Discarded plastic — both large and microscopic — circles the globe, choking our oceans and polluting our food supply, ultimately finding their way into your body where they can...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jul 30, 2023 | Day on the Ranch, Our Farm, Regenerative Agriculture
We have new visitors … the tumblebug. The video below was captured recently on the ranch showing these insects hard at work. Throughout our ranching experience, we have encountered various dung beetles. However, this is the first time we’ve come...
by Rafter W Ranch | Jul 17, 2023 | Our Farm, Regenerative Agriculture, Sustainability
Grazing livestock to mimic how wildlife forages (or called Regenerative Agriculture or Regenerative Cattle Ranching) can prevent the erosion of topsoil, protect water quality and keep carbon out of the atmosphere, but it requires big changes in how the beef industry...