Ranch Practices

Because our ranch raises quality grass-fed, grass-finished beef, it is imperative that our fields stay abundant for our cattle. On our home ranch, we practice rotational grazing, which is the movement of livestock from one section of a pasture to another. Rotational grazing benefits agriculture, providing required rest periods for the environment to replenish the natural resources needed to encourage biodiversity. Between our 106 acre ranch and our connecting lease pasture, we have approximately 206 acres of pasture for our herd to graze.

We have our hay baled as well as source it from other ranches for the winter and feed it to our herd, it allows us to translocate nutrients from our Texas hayfields to our cattle. In times of drought, when we are unable to bail our own hay, we will source our winter hay from our neighboring farmers and use rice hay. Many times, Jim prefers to unroll our hay because we are able to distribute manure and recycle waste hay. This in turn improves our soil quality and allows regrowth in the spring/summer time.

Our herd has 24/7 access to liquid mineral that is self feeding. We have found that the adequacy of mineral nutrition directly influences the health and productivity of cattle. Minerals ensure a robust immune system and efficient reproductive function. Additionally, adequate mineral nutrition positively impacts productivity by promoting higher milk yields and better meat quality.

Because cattle require an adequate, available supply of fresh water to enable metabolic processes of the body, our family believes that cattle should have a clean water supply at all times. On our home ranch, we have multiple water troughs supplying fresh well water for all our cattle to drink. Water is the most abundant nutrient in beef cattle accounting for approximately 98% of all molecules in the animal.

Jim and I do daily rounds of the ranch with our boys to check on our herd. Not only are the cows and calves checked, but we make sure water troughs are full of water in each pasture. We do multiple checks when the mama cows start to calve; this ensures that if one of the cows are having difficulty with birth of their calf, Jim is there to help assist.

The cattle we raise do not receive antibiotics, steroids, or growth hormones of any kind. They receive only the necessary vaccinations to keep the entire herd healthy and free of diseases.

When reflecting on the progress of our ranch thus far, it is amazing to see how far we have come, compared to where we started when we first purchased our property in 2020. At that time, before we took ownership, the property was overgrown by nature and its main purpose was used as a hunting ranch. While our ranch is far from perfect, we are proud of the progress we have made in such a short amount of time we have lived here. We have cleared over 40 acres of brush to allow more grass to grow and room for our herd to graze, while still keeping many of our beautiful oak and pecan trees. It’s amazing to see the small amounts of progress each year. We still have a great deal of hard work ahead of us to get our ranch functioning to its utmost potential, but that’s what makes this process worthwhile and enjoyable. One of our biggest goals is to eventually plant improved grasses through our entire ranch and build new perimeter fencing for our herd.

If you have any questions regarding our beef or our practices, please feel free to call or message us. We want to be as transparent as possible.

Sincerely, The Bundick Family