Verified Programs • All Natural
- Products that contain no artificial ingredients, coloring ingredients, or chemical preservatives.
- Products and ingredients are not more than minimally processed.
Verified Programs • Organic
- Must be fed 100% organic (pesticide and chemical fertilizer free) and vegetarian feed.
- Year around access to outdoors and space to move.
- Not be treated with antibiotics or hormones.
Verified Programs • Non-GMO
- Non-GMO means non-genetically modified.
- GMO -(genetically modified organisms) whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering.
- Non-GMO verified products have gone through a rigorous verification program to minimize the risk of GMO contamination.
Verified Programs • Grass Fed
- Grass and forage are the feed source for the lifetime of the animal with the exception of milk consumed prior to weaning.
- Lower in Fat and leaner cuts of meat
- Not be treated with antibiotics or hormones.
USDA Beef • Grading Demystified
- Prime–Your highest of high-end beef. Is produced from young, well-fed beef cattle. It has abundant marbling.
- Choice–High quality, but less marbling than Prime. Choice roasts and steaks from the loin and rib will be very tender, juicy, and flavorful.
- Select–Slight degree of marbling. Very uniform in qualityand normally leaner than the higher grades.
Certified Beef Programs
- USDA specific characteristics for live and processed animals.
- Specific characteristics include the following:
- Breed
- Hide Color
- USDA Meat Grade