We believe that our beef is some of the best grass fed (finished) available. This does not come by accident. We start with a breed of cattle that are pre-dispositioned to fatten on grass only. Then we make an extra effort to ensure our cattle have the very best grass available during the growing season. We also do the same on our hay meadows so we have excellent, high quality hay to feed in the winter. This year we plowed 30 acres and planted Red River Crab Grass. This is a summer grass that is as good or better than the most expensive bermuda grasses that require a lot of irrigation or rain and herbicide treatments to control weeds.

We wanted to improve our forage options with a grass that will provide the cattle good grazing until frost and it appears this will. When our cattle were introduced to a pasture with it growing, they went to it first. We also planted with the crab grass Alyce clover and Lablab. The clover and lablab are both high in protein. Both fix nitrogen into the soil during their life cycle so they are a natural fertilizer.

With this additional forage grass, we have several different types of grasses to give the cattle variety as they rotate from paddock to paddock.

Cattle on pasture at the Greer Farm


Hay field of improved bermuda grass.


Field of Red River Crab Grass for forage