![]() Though our farm is not some sprawling ranch you might picture in the western U.S. Coming home from bible school I came on board helping the farm become more than just a hobby farm but a productive operation that functioned as a business. The establishment of the farm, before it became what it is now, is the realization of my father’s childhood dreams of living the pasture rural lifestyle. Our primary mission at Living Water Ranch is to steward our resources (our cows, our land, our streams, etc.) in a manner that provides a sustainably healthy alternative for generations to come as we seek to grow healthy Grass-Fed Beef making it available to not only our local community, but abroad as well. This higher protein content aids in producing a well-marbled meat that is difficult to obtain with 100% Grass-fed products. By baling and tightly enclosing grass at a higher moisture content, a fermentation process is encouraged which can increase the protein content. Haylege is very similar to hay, but is baled at a higher moisture content than hay. In addition to rotational grazing, John Denny also harvests his own hay and haylage which he uses to maintain a 100% Grass diet throughout the winter. In 2006 he began using rotational grazing practices, and is very proud of the positive impact this has had on his land, and the quality of the meat he produces. As a Pastor at South Liberty Church in Palmyra Indiana, he sees Grass-fed practices as the best way to carry out the Biblical instruction of land stewardship on his farm. Luckily after several rounds of chemo therapy and a reconsideration of his and his livestock’s diet, he is doing well. In 2002 John was diagnosed with Leukemia, which was among the motivations he had to consider raising Grass-fed beef. After an attempt to grow conventional corn and soybeans in the 1980’s, and selling off the dairy cows in the 90’s the Denny family began raising beef cattle. John Denny grew up on the farm, which has been under the care of his family for five generations now! As more and more children of farmers choose to pursue careers outside of the family farm, it’s incredibly exciting to be welcoming a farmer to our alliance who has a heritage in farming.Īs a child, John actively helped in his family’s dairy cattle operation. They’ve had their product on our shelves since February 2018. All too familiar with the challenge of slim margins in agricultural businesses, we do our best here at This Old Farm to provide Ed Newby with above commodity market prices for his beef so that he can spend a little less time monitoring his cash flow and a little more time ensuring that he has Happy Cattle.ĭenny’s Grass-fed Beef has been raising 100% Grass-Fed beef at their farm in Pekin, IN (about 30 miles northwest of Louisville, KY) for over 10 years now. Growing up on the farm he never realized how tight finances can be in agriculture and how low the profit margins are, at least not until he took over management of the farm itself. He raises beef on pasture without any antibiotics or growth hormones, using more grain in their later months to ensure good marbling and fat cover. We are very grateful to have him as a member of our farm alliance.Įd Newby is a third-generation farmer tending over 100 acres of land purchased by his grandparents many years ago. ![]() Ed Newby has been a great help to This Old Farm for the last several years, providing beef for our retail and excavating the ground for some of our construction projects. If you’ve purchased local beef from our retail store here at This Old Farm, it was likely raised by Ed Newby near the border of Clinton and Boone Counties just a few miles south of our Processing Facility.
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