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Beef

Got Dinner Plans in 2015? Meet Reber Meat

April 25, 2014 By Reber Rock Farm Leave a Comment

Starting in just a week or two our pastures will again be full of chickens, pigs and yearlings grazing, scratching and rooting. Our meat season really begins now with these new arrivals coming by mail, by trailer and by truck. Harvest will start with chickens in mid-June, and … [Read more...] about Got Dinner Plans in 2015? Meet Reber Meat

Full and By Farm: Butchering the Bull

December 22, 2011 By Sara Kurak Leave a Comment

We tackled Hal this week, at least the front quarters of him, and he's proven to be quite formidable. Beef is generally hung to age in four quarters, then each quarter is carried up to the butcher shop to be further broken down into the various cuts. In Hal's case we cut the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Butchering the Bull