Welcome to Turkey Foot Ranch
We humanely and ethically raise all natural 100% grass-fed beef without the use of hormones, steroids, or antibiotics. Our cattle are raised on sunshine, green grass, fresh air & clean water. We have been in grass-fed production & marketing for over 18 years. We were raising grass-fed beef when grass-fed beef wasn't cool!
Grass-fed beef has many health benefits over grain-fed animals, including:
Second Generation
Family Ranch
Turkey Foot Ranch has been in the grass-fed beef production and direct marketing business for 18 years. We raise high quality, delicious grass fed beef, raised organically and marketed to health food stores, farmers markets, direct to customers from the ranch and sell locker beef (1/4 or 1/2 custom beef) through 12 months of the year.
Our decision to venture into total grass fed-grass finished beef was brought on by several things. Health issues directed us to research a healthier eating style and Barry’s educational training as a Rangeland Conservationist and career as a District Conservationist lead us in the direction of grass fed beef due to the myriad of health and environmental benefits. Many peers and livestock producers discouraged us by informing us that you just can’t raise good beef on grass; it will be tough and tasteless. Barry visited with many the old timers in the region and found that they were raised on grass fed beef and sure did miss the flavor and wish they could find it again. So we raised grass fed beef, fed it to family and friends and the response was you got to start selling this to others. So here we are!
Our farm is about 5 miles northeast of Winfield, Ks. In the Flint Hills region of Kansas which is the last stand of the once vast tall grass prairie of North America. This region is known for sweet grass due to high calcium soils formed over limestone. These richly diverse prairies are home of as many as 250 species of native plants which form a prairie buffet for our cattle to graze. Leased land with rich soils formed along creeks has been converted to perennial grasses and legumes to extend our green grass season and provide high quality hay for winter.
Turkey Foot utilized environmental grants from Kansas Rural Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and the local Conservation District to assist with water and fence infrastructure and pasture plantings to build a an intensive rotational grazing system and protect creeks and surface waters from livestock access. The ranch has been designated as a Clean Water Farm, a Stream Steward, and has received a Natural Resources Award for our environmental stewardship.
Turkey Foot Ranch hosts educational conservation and environmental tours to showcase methods of sustainable livestock production.
What They Say
My family loves their meat. Its also a lot healthier. Everybody needs to eat more natural foods. read the book Paleo Solution written by Robb Wolf
I recently purchase a 1/2 from this farm and we are pleased with the product we received. The service we received from the ranch was also exceptional. I would definitely recommend them to anyone and everyone.
Meet Our Ranchers
Barry Barber
Grass & Cattle Whisperer
Nadine Barber
Egg Extraordinare
Amy Smith
Rancher
Turkey Foot Ranch is just up the road from my families farms and Barry knows his stuff. He was doing grass fed before grass fed was cool which is pretty unique. He is also a great person to deal with. I raise my own grass fed beef, and Barry is probably partially to blame.