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You may notice when you open your boxes of grass-fed meat that Bastrop
Cattle Company is on the label of the meat. We’re mighty proud of
this!
But more than that, the private label means two important things to
you, our valued customer.
First, Bastrop Cattle Company is certified by the State of
Texas as natural, grass fed meat. We went to a lot of trouble
for that certification! We had to prove to the State of Texas that
every single one of the calves we have processed and we sell is natural
– no hormones or antibiotics used – and grass-fed. To do this, we
had to confirm that Bastrop Cattle Company has a verification and
tracing program in place with each of the ranchers from which we buy. And
we do!
Bastrop Cattle Company is there when the calves are worked to verify
that no hormone implants are used. We also constantly monitor the
ranches with regular visits to make sure that the calves are only
eating grasses and suckling from their moms. We also check to make
sure that all the animals – calves, cows and bulls – are humanely
treated and handled (that’s not required by the state). And we have
a reporting system in place that requires our ranchers to tell us
immediately if any of their calves are sick or hurt.
Secondly, our monitoring program also traces every
calf we have processed and sell to you. From the time a calf is born
until it ends up in your box, we know exactly where it came from,
what its done, where its been and where it ends up! Along the way,
each and every calf is seen repeatedly in the field, holding pastures
and finally in the processing facility. By the way, our private label
requires that a State Inspector is present when the calf enters the
processing facility. Once it passes along to that great pasture in
the sky, he also inspects the glands in and around the head, the liver
and the whole carcass for signs of illness and blemishes. If a carcass
doesn’t pass his inspection it doesn’t end up wearing our label!
So you can see, while we here at Bastrop Cattle Company are pretty
proud of the quality of our grass-fed beef, we also think pretty highly
of you, our customer. We guarantee our meat (money back!), and we
guarantee that it is local, family rancher raised, hormone and antibiotic
free, grass-fed beef. We know that for a fact! |
