Show Me Pastures - Our Standards

Standards for Show Me Pastures Products

At Show Me Pastures, we take pride in offering regeneratively raised, nutrient-dense meats. All producers in our network adhere to these standards to ensure the highest quality for you and your family:

1. Regeneratively Raised

Our farms prioritize soil health, biodiversity, and sustainable ecosystems. Livestock are raised using adaptive grazing or pastured systems that restore the land and improve its productivity for future generations.

2. No Unnecessary Antibiotics

We prioritize preventative care to promote animal health and reduce the need for antibiotics. 

3. No Hormones

We do not use added hormones or growth promotants of any kind in our animals.

4. Species-Specific Diets

  • Ruminant Animals (beef, lamb, goats): Grass-fed and grass-finished only, with no grain supplements.
  • Chickens and Pigs: Fed an appropriate diet that meets their nutritional needs while allowing for natural foraging behaviors.

5. Adaptive Grazing Management

Our farms use rotational or adaptive grazing practices to mimic natural grazing patterns, improve soil health, and promote regrowth. Pastures are strategically rested to build soil organic matter and maintain forage diversity.

6. Forage Diversity

Ruminants graze on pastures growing with diverse species, including clovers, legumes, and native grasses, which improve both animal nutrition and soil fertility.

7. No Confined Feeding

Animals are raised entirely on pasture, with access to shelter when needed, and are never confined to feedlots.

8. Transparency and Traceability

Every cut of meat can be traced back to the farm and practices that produced it. 

9. Ethical Animal Treatment

Animals are raised in environments that allow natural behaviors, with ample space, access to fresh air, clean water, and stress-free handling.

10. Water Conservation Practices

Farmers manage livestock access to water sources to protect riparian zones, prevent erosion, and maintain water quality.

What is Regenerative Agriculture?

Regenerative agriculture is an innovative and holistic approach to farming that prioritizes the health of the soil, ecosystems, and communities. At its core, this method focuses on restoring and enhancing natural systems rather than depleting them, creating a resilient and self-sustaining environment for both farmers and the land.

Unlike conventional practices, regenerative agriculture works with nature to build healthy soils, improve water retention, boost biodiversity, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere. Practices like rotational grazing, cover cropping, no-till farming, and composting are used to regenerate soil health and foster ecosystems teeming with life.

The benefits of regenerative agriculture are far-reaching—delivering nutrient-dense food, improving resilience to climate extremes, and ensuring a thriving landscape for future generations. At Show Me Pastures, we are proud to adopt these practices to provide premium grass-fed beef that nourishes your family while healing the land.

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Oaklee Rose Farms

Luebbering, Missouri

Oaklee Rose Farms is a family farm committed to regenerating the land and producing nutrient-dense food. The farm specializes in grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pastured poultry, raised using regenerative grazing and adaptive management practices.

With a focus on building healthy soils and supporting biodiversity, Oaklee Rose Farms provides high-quality, ethically raised meat that families can trust. Dedicated to sustainability and tradition, the farm works to preserve the land for future generations while delivering exceptional products to the local community.

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