http://www.lonetreecattle.com
Lone Tree Cattle Company produces and sells All Natural, Hormone Free, Antibiotic Free, USDA Certified Beef. On 165 acres just outside Berea, Kentucky, we grow steers for health oriented individuals who desire high quality, wholesome and locally grown.
We specialize in producing beef directly for our clients and sell whole, half or quarter steers. Each year we take orders for steer shares. The client's weaned steers are then purchased from other all natural, grass-fed producers who hold the same production standards as Lone Tree Cattle Company. Lone Tree Cattle Company is blessed to be in an area where most of the calves are grass fed until they are yearlings. Because of this we are able to source most of our client needs from right here in central Kentucky.
Your Steer - Raised Your Way!
http://www.prairiegrovefarms.com
Prairie Grove Farms® is dedicated to offering natural pork , all-natural, premium pork produced using family farming methods without the use of antibiotics or growth stimulants. It's very simple, really. Prairie Grove Farms pork is fresh, quality pork produced with no artificial ingredients. We use no antibiotics, no growth stimulants and no preservatives.
http://www.montanalegend.com
We are a family business. We painstakingly control every step of the "birth-to-market" process in-house, thereby ensuring gourmet quality and consistency in every cut of beef. For instance, we carefully monitor and control aspects such as:
How the natural calves are raised on our producer's ranches. How the cattle are finished on grains. How the natural beef is cut and packaged. How the natural beef is warehoused and trucked. What kinds of restaurants, delicatessens, and supermarkets carry our product.
In contrast, the commercial beef industry has tens of thousands of producers who sell to thousands of finishers who sell to several big, multi-plant packers, who sell to distributors, who then deliver to retailers.
If you buy beef commercially, you don't know where it was raised, what was added to it, and who handled it from field to market. In fact, most people would be surprised to know that an average of six owners stand between the final consumer and the actual product in the commercial beef business!
Our unique approach results in the highest quality gourmet beef we know of. But don't take our word for it, try it risk free. If we're not telling you like it is, let us know, and we'll refund your money.
http://www.ranchfoodsdirect.com
Ranch Foods Direct is a retail store and meat packing facility created by rancher Mike Callicrate to bring healthful, high quality, naturally tender meats directly to consumers straight from the ranch.
The goal of this one-of-a-kind program is to create a business that benefits both ranchers and consumers.
http://www.colemannatural.com
Coleman Natural Products, Inc., is the leading U.S. supplier of fresh, branded natural beef from cattle that have never received added hormones or antibiotics. The company is the first national company with natural beef that has an approved U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) label describing its hormone- and antibiotic-free raising practices. Coleman Natural Products' mission is to produce good-tasting, high-quality, wholesome food through sustainable methods. Coleman Natural Prdoucts is a privately-held company headquartered in Denver, CO.
http://www.dakotabeefcompany.com
Dakota Beef LLC is the leading certified organic beef company in the country, operating its own certified organic, USDA inspected processing plant in Howard, South Dakota in the heart of cattle country. The company only sells certified organic beef products and its cattle are never administered antibiotics or growth-promoting hormones. All of its cattle are born and raised on certified organic pasture in the Midwest, and the animals are always treated humanely both to reduce stress, and to help their natural immune systems operate at their fullest potential. Dakota Beef finishes its cattle on a proprietary mix of certified organic grains to promote high levels of marbling and ensure consistently flavorful and tender beef.
CEO & Chairman - Scott Lively has demonstrated leadership and innovation in a number of entrepreneurial companies. He has more than 10 years of experience in developing and executing strategic and operating growth plans for some of the world's largest supply chain management companies, including Siemens, Sterling Commerce, and Mobius Management Systems. Most recently, Mr. Lively completed a book that analyzes the history and future direction of the beef industry, which will be published later this year.
COO & Vice President Live Division - Steve Hanley's expertise in the banking and financing of Agriculture and Livestock is an invaluable asset for the Dakota Beef Company. Prior to assuming this position, Mr. Hanley was President of the Community First Bank in Clark, South Dakota, where he managed the finances of the majority of cattle producers in South Dakota. He is also a successful entrepreneur in the Natural Healthcare Industry.
VP Sales - Matt Grove is a seasoned sales executive who has used his business development skills to grow a number of organizations from early stage into substantial companies. He joined Dakota Beef from Bridge Conferencing, a successful Internet conferencing service he co-founded. He also served as Director of Sales for Mendelson Associates, a systems integrator based in San Francisco that grew to $22 million in revenues before being acquired by Non Stop Net in 2000. Matt holds a BA in Business and Economics from Illinois State University.
Director of Marketing and Communications - Seldon Moreland is a veteran public relations executive who has developed communications strategies for a variety of companies in many different industries, including commercial lending, business consulting and international lighting design. He has recently completed an assignment for the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, developing college-level textbooks in the areas of food handling and safety, employee supervision and restaurant management.
Nutritionist - Verlyn Sneller provides the company with more than 30 years experience developing nutritionally balanced diets from high quality organic feed to improve cattle health and production. He has been a proponent of sustainable agriculture since 1976, when he realized that nutrition balancing, rather than antibiotics was the answer to animal health. In 1980, Verlyn started his own company, assisting farmers and ranchers improve their soil and plant nutrition without the use of chemicals. Verlyn grew up on a farm in Northwest Iowa, before attending South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. where he received his BS degree.
http://www.fosterfarms.com
Foster Farms is the leading poultry producer in the Western United States. Based in Livingston, Calif., the company has remained a family-owned business since its founding in 1939. The company produces and delivers premium quality poultry products to retailers, warehouse clubs and foodservice customers throughout the West.
http://www.tyson.com
Tyson, BiRite Foodservice, Martin Brothers, Sysco, Cargill, McDonald's, Ben E. Keith, Dot Foods, Harker's Distribution, Mattingly Foods, Performance Food Group, Quality Foods, Ritz Foodservice and Thoms Proestler Company are the 14 foodservice companies that have made ownership investments in EFS Network, Inc.
Angel Duff , former senior editor with Transportation & Distribution magazine, is a freelance writer located in Colorado.
http://www.creekstonefarmspremiumbeef.com
We at Creekstone Farms now supply premium black angus cattle to hundreds of grocers and restaurants across the country and internationally. In 2004 we made a decision to take our Black Angus Beef program to a new level. To meet the needs of consumers searching for beef raised humanely and without added hormones and antibiotics, Creekstone Farms Natural Black Angus Beef was launched. Our natural beef offers you and your family the same consistently outstanding flavor you have come to expect from Creekstone Farms, but it is raised in an environmentally friendly manner, without the use of antibiotics or added hormones. The cattle are also source verified and fed a 100% vegetarian diet.
