Drakes Bay Family Farms Grass-Fed Beef

The Lunny Ranch, that raises the cattle for Drakes Bay Family Farms, is situated in the heart of the Point Reyes National Seashore. The Pacific Ocean borders one side of the ranch and Drakes Estero borders the opposite side. This moist, marine environment provides for excellent pasture produc- tivity, giving our cattle plenty to eat.

On the ranch, we've been perfecting the art of raising grass-fed grass finished cattle for years. Our work is driven by the convincing evidence that grass-feeding results in a healthier, more sustainable, and better tasting product.

We use some of the latest techniques available, allowing us to take the quality of our beef to the "next level". Ultrasound has become an important component of herd management at the Lunny Ranch. Ultrasound provides "inside" information that is invaluable to the grass finisher. Rib eye area, intramuscular fat %, back fat thickness, tenderness score and a stress score are all recorded for each calf. These traits are all highly heritable (except the stress score), making more rapid genetic gain possible. Most importantly, this information has been giving the Lunnys the information needed to project the likelihood that the individual animal will finish well on grass.