Buy All Natural, Grass-Fed Beef for:
Pricing
- A side of a7 beef costs $3.25/lb dressed weight (after the animal is slaughtered) plus $0.82, paid to Foothills Processors, for cutting, wrapping and freezing, which is about $6.00/lb of beef in your freezer (this is the average across the whole range of cuts from high end steaks, to medium steaks, roasts and ground beef). Patties, jerky and sausage are an extra cost.
- Available from August to November.
- Call us at 403 646 5592 or email info@a7ranche.com
- Foothills Processors is probably the best in southern Alberta. They very good at helping you get the cuts that are right for you. If you have not purchased beef on this way before, just let Foothills know and they will be happy to guide you through the process.
- For food service call 403 646 5592 as the Ranche is looking to expand our market.
- Pricing and ordering FAQ
Clean beef for your family’s health
- Chemical free – A7 Ranche beef is guaranteed free of chemicals, growth hormones, and antibiotics. Our land has not been sprayed for 14 years – well above the certified organic threshold of three years.
- Healthier – Since cattle are naturally grazing animals, they are grass-fed instead of grain-fed, the way nature intended. Grass-fed beef is higher in Omega-3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), and Vitamin A (beta carotene), and lower in fat and calories. Emerging research is showing that these nutrients help support the immune system and protect against life threatening conditions and diseases like diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
- Grass-fed is talked about! – A great bedside read is New York Times bestselling book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, by author Michael Pollan. Also check out a March 2009 article in Prevention magazine on why grass-fed beef is even better than organic.
A world-class taste experience
- That grass-fed bouquet – A7 Ranche beef has that unparalleled grass-fed flavour, coming from the specific wild native grasses our cattle graze.
- Young and tender – our animals are slaughtered at two years old; tender, but also old enough to have enough time on grass to be “finished” (fattened) properly for the best eating.
- Dry aged for flavour intensity – our beef is dry aged, the old fashioned way (hung for 21 days instead of 24 hours, to intensify flavour).
- Custom cut for your needs. So you get exactly what you need for your lifestyle – like roasts the right size for your family or special event, quick BBQ meals, like hamburger patties, steaks cut to order, and so on. You don’t need to know anything about cutting beef; our processor will easily walk you through it.
“Wow! I haven’t had a steak that tasted like that since Le Biftheque [the famous beef restaurant] in Montreal in the 1980s.” – Alan Gardner, 2008 Calgary customer.
Excellent value for money
- buying direct from a farmer or rancher cuts out the middleman – better for you, and better for us.
- buying in bulk (a half) saves you money from the economy of scale.
Improved animal welfare standards
- Low-stress livestock handling – Cow whispering! This means no electric cattle prods, shouting or chasing. Our cowboys are trained annually in low-stress livestock handling techniques. These slow, calm cattle drives keep mother cow and calf together and relaxed.
- Local and humane slaughter -we use a local processor (slaughterhouse) only 35 minutes from the ranch to minimize transport time and stress on our cattle.
- Herd health - We take pride in having an exceptionally healthy herd. On the rare occasion an animal requires antibiotic treatment, it is marked as treated and removed from our beef direct sales stream.
Ordering
Just phone John or Shelley Cross on 403 646-5592 or email info@a7ranche.com. Please note that we can only sell within Alberta. Beef pickup is in High River, about 30 minutes south of Calgary on the Hwy 2.
