Why We Do What We Do

Ranchers? Or Grass Farmers?

While beef is the end product, grass is our foundation. God provides the solar energy that the grass captures in ways that nothing man-made can accomplish. This solar energy is transformed into proteins and other nutrients which help the plant grow. Farmers harvest plant crops… usually with large machinery which converts the crop into a food source for people. Our crop is grass, but people can’t eat grass, and Keith and I aren’t big fans of heavy equipment. Enter: the amazing cow! Our mother cows come in and harvest the grass for us. They convert that grass into nourishing milk for their calves. We save the best quality lush green grass for the cattle that are closest to finish. Those cattle convert that grass into protein suitable for human consumption. A pretty tasty form of food, we think. So, when you enjoy Bar Double L Beef, you are enjoying God’s marvelous creation of sunshine, grass, and beef, of which we are honored to be the stewards.

BUY LOCAL. EAT BETTER.

It’s a great slogan (thanks to Ginger at ratgraphics.net), but it’s more than a slogan. We really believe it! When you buy local, you really do eat better. When you look at how far our food travels these days, it’s amazing. Now, local can mean different things for different foods. Oranges don’t grow well in Wyoming. But oranges from Florida are more local than oranges from Argentina. Beef grows well in Wyoming! When you buy your beef from your neighbor (that’s us) who is willing to put their name and reputation on that beef, don’t you suppose that beef is going to be better than "brand x" that came from an overcrowded feedlot possibly two or three states away and was "wet-aged" in the vacuum bag for three days between the packing plant and the grocery store? (Don’t get me started!) Our beef contains no antibiotics or added hormones, and is raised on certified organic pastures. We have an open-gate policy about our production practices. You can read the information about us here, you can call us on the phone, send us an email or even come and visit the ranch.

Don’t forget the other benefits to buying local! When you buy our beef you are not only supporting our family ranching business, but the local web designer behind this website, the local printer behind our promotional materials, the local tire shop, and on and on. Our success, which comes from you, also allows us to contribute in other ways to our local community through donations of time, money or products.

It’s all about the grass…

People often wonder what our days are like on the ranch. Well, it’s all about the grass. As I have said, grass is our foundation. We care for the grass first, and everything else follows. Keith plans our grazing rotation so we are moving quickly during the peak growing season, trying to bite growing plants once and move on, allowing the plants to recover. We alternate which pastures grow to greater maturity, offering time to replenish their root reserves and then providing "standing hay" for the cattle in the dormant season. We flood irrigate the meadows in front of, and behind our grazing rotation, to keep plants healthy, green and growing. Even when we fix fence and trail cattle, it’s really about the grass. All of this effort focusing on the grass benefits the cattle as well. We rarely find the need to treat a sick animal because they are moved to fresh pastures often, which not only benefits the grass, but also the health of the cattle.

Bar Double L Beef is tender, healthy, delicious, and locally raised. Now that’s eating better.

We invite you to taste the landscape that we call home.