2025 Spring ranch news
If you don’t invest in your wellness, you will be forced to invest in your illness.
This summer, as things get hectic and the daylight work hours get longer and longer, let’s all make it a priority to spend our time and our money on things that enhance our wellness.
We are doing our best to get some sunlight and exercise first thing in the morning, fuel up with whole foods that are not laced with pesticide and herbicide, and hydrate with clean water. I just learned that the proper amount of water is not a gallon per day or any other random amount read online. To get your custom ideal water intake divide your body weight in pounds by two and that is the number of ounces you should drink each day. I have felt a huge difference since I have been drinking that much every day.
How does bison meat fit into your wellness?
High protein, low cholesterol, high omega 3 fats, high iron & B vitamins, low in fat and calories. No growth hormones, no growth promoting antibiotics, and zero residue of any medications. It is federally prohibited to administer growth promoting antibiotics or hormones to bison. On the other hand, it is totally legal and common practice to treat beef, pork, lamb and chicken with hormones and antibiotics.
Where does your meat come from? If you know your rancher, you can ask what kind of vaccines and treatments the animals are given and when. If it is necessary to vaccinate or medicate an animal, we do not butcher it until there is no residual left in it’s system. These residuals are calculated by FARAD. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank. There is allowable residue for medicines in beef, pork, lamb, and chicken which means that in your meat you will have residual, antibiotics, pesticides, anti-parasitic medication, and more.
The world is polluted. There is allowable toxins in our water supply, in the air we breathe, and in our food. It’s best to take the extra step when we can to protect ourselves and our families from any extra toxins.
What’s up at the ranch right now?
It is June and ranch life is ramping up! Yesterday the crew completed the irrigation set up. Now comes the adjustments and repairs to get the best growth out of the grass with the least amount of water. Efficiency is our goal this year.
The bison are still having babies and grazing away in their big big pasture. I think there are 35 calves out there! It makes for a bit of a drive on the tour, but the herd loves it out there and the guests get to see a lot more of the ranch.
The cattle will be moving to a pasture we call “Jakes” to graze it down so we can get that planted in a week or so. It’s a dryland pasture. Would sure be good to get some rain to help get the seeds started.
Harvest host campers are enjoying the beautiful weather, and we sure enjoy having them. Do you camp in a self contained camper? Check out Harvest Host. Such a cool option.
One more quick story… You can make a buffalo do anything it wants to do. We got an offer to buy a new bull from a ranch in Choteau. Excited for new genetics in the herd, we hooked up the trailer and drove 5 hours to the middle of nowhere. When we got there this bull stood in the middle of the round corral pen and absolutely refused to yield to any amount of pressure. The few times he did move it was to lunge at the woman who manages their herd. She had to jump up on the catwalk to avoid getting hooked with a horn. After a couple hours of this, we went home with an empty trailer. Today they managed to get him loaded and they are going to deliver him. We will see how long he lasts…. He doesn’t have a tag, so he get’s a name. We have named him Pangalo Jo the Buffalo. Pangalo means hard headed rascal in Filipino.
Don’t be a Pangalo – invest in your wellness!