As our culture begins to focus more on environmental impact, you may be taking a second look at how the food you consume affects the earth around you. As stewards of our land, we encourage you to do so. However, this may have left you wondering how beef fits into your diet, and how sustainable [...]
Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that both humans and cattle need. It plays a number of roles in the body, helping to form red blood cells and DNA, along with assisting with a number of other processes. Cattle need B12, but where do they get it, and how much do they need? Is their [...]
Cattle diets can consist of a variety of nutritionals, like different types of grass, hay, or fillers like corn and grain. This will result in different flavors in the beef, different vitamin and nutrition amounts being passed on to the consumer, and different price points. What exactly are the differences between grain-finished and grass-finished cattle? [...]
Cattle play a huge role in agriculture in the United States. Many families own ranches that have been passed down through generations, and even more work on family farms or work in the cattle industry. If you’re an avid supporter of grass-fed beef, especially at the local level, you may have seen prices fluctuate up [...]
When you think of beef, you likely think of steak or hamburgers. Maybe you think of your favorite beef recipe to cook, or a great meal with beef you had recently. Over 60 percent of the total weight of beef cattle can be used for meat products we can eat, like roasts and sirloins. However, [...]
If you use pasture rotation as a grazing method, you’re probably moving your cattle pretty often. Even if you’re not, every rancher has to move their cattle from time to time. This can be a stressful event for humans and cattle alike, but it doesn’t have to be. In today’s blog, we’ll share some of [...]
Florida cattle are in a unique predicament that herds raised in northern states don’t have to manage. While we may not have snow, we have a very warm climate that can be hard on cattle health. Heat stress is a common ailment for cattle raised in hot climates, so it’s important for ranchers to manage [...]
We talk a lot about the history of Florida ranches and about important conservation work happening in the state. How do these topics fit together? Florida ranches have been protecting valuable land resources since cattle ranching started in the state, and they’re more important than ever with the continuous development expanding from cities. In this [...]
Gone are the days when cattle were packed into large stock trucks with loading chutes, left to potentially injure each other on long rides from bumps in the road or stress. Now, there are better, safer, more effective ways to do things. With the rise in new technology, cattle transportation is easier on both ranchers [...]
Wedding planning is stressful, and one of the hardest parts can be picking your venue. There are so many things to consider: the guest capacity, the rain plan, the proximity of the ceremony and the reception, what’s provided, and how to serve food. Dark Hammock Legacy Ranch is pleased to host weddings. We think you’ll [...]
