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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