{"id":6,"date":"2010-10-18T21:38:57","date_gmt":"2010-10-18T21:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2020-11-12T00:19:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T00:19:36","slug":"grass-fed-beef-bartlesville-tulsa-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/grass-fed-beef-bartlesville-tulsa-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"KMK&#8217;s Natural Beef Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">We have always taken great pride in raising our grassfed beef to be pure and great tasting<\/h1>\n<p>The Keefer family began ranching in the Bartlesville, Oklahoma area more than 100 years ago and over the years has developed an integrated beef production system.\u00a0 Still family owned and operated, we have always taken great pride in raising our grassfed beef\u00a0 to be pure and great tasting.\u00a0 This tradition of quality can be tasted in all of our beef products.\u00a0\u00a0You can truly taste the difference.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Superior taste and tenderness are achieved by animal genetics along with a diet of native prairie grasses.\u00a0 Unlike commercially fed cattle, our beef cattle are not given supplements, growth hormones or antibiotics.\u00a0\u00a0They eat nothing but all natural ingredients on our beautiful ranch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_223\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foodanimalconcernstrust.org\/nutritional-benefits\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-image-223 size-full\"title = \"[Tags]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Summary-front_small_cropped.jpg\"alt = \"Summary-front_small_cropped KMK&#039;s Natural Beef Story\" width=\"562\" height=\"744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Summary-front_small_cropped.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Summary-front_small_cropped-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nutritional Benefits of Pasture-Raised Beef<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Our Process<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>One of the reasons our grassfed beef is superior to store purchased is because the production process is controlled from the beginning.\u00a0 Our cattle are born and raised on the ranch.\u00a0\u00a0KMK has developed a herd of Black Angus cross-breed cattle that deliver superior marbling and taste qualities.<\/p>\n<p>Our production methods strike a balance between quality of outcome and the sustainability of the practice.\u00a0We continually strive to produce the best tasting beef possible using ecologically friendly methods together with the ethical and humane treatment of the animals.<\/p>\n<p>Our\u00a0small, family-run operation works toward the goal of satisfying a limited number of customers\u00a0who want healthy, consistent high quality, great tasting beef.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Choose KMK <a href=\"https:\/\/foodanimalconcernstrust.org\/nutritional-benefits\">Pasture Raised Beef?<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Locally raised<\/li>\n<li>Pasture raised on native blue stem prairie grass<\/li>\n<li>Sustainably produced<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eatwild.com\/healthbenefits.htm\">Multiple scientific studies<\/a><\/strong><\/span> have proven that meat produced from\u00a0steers raised either primarily or only on grass is <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/heart-disease\/expert-answers\/grass-fed-beef\/FAQ-20058059\">significantly healthier<\/a><\/strong><\/span> than meat from cattle raised in feedlots and in confinement housing*<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.healthychild.org\/easy-steps\/make-safe-healthy-meat-choices-for-you-your-kids\/\">No hormones<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/consumersunion.org\/news\/the-overuse-of-antibiotics-in-food-animals-threatens-public-health-2\/\">No antibiotics<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Source and age verified by Keefer Ranch<\/li>\n<li>Cattle are never fed animal byproducts<\/li>\n<li>The Keefer Ranch is the single source of the processed cattle<\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma fresh \u2013 beef is raised in Oklahoma<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/grass-fed-beef-a-discerning-carnivores-guide-1493920140\">Grass fed \u2013 finished on grass not grain<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A healthy and inexpensive way to feed a growing family!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-70 size-full\"title = \"[Tags]\" src=\"http:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/FullSizeRender.jpg\"alt = \"Summary-front_small_cropped KMK&#039;s Natural Beef Story\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/FullSizeRender.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/FullSizeRender-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grantdowning.com\/kmkcattlecompany\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/FullSizeRender-768x576.jpg 768w, 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