Kickin Bull Ranch - Hoyt, KS
Free Range Raised Lean Angus Beef

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Kickin Bull Ranch is a  
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Kickin Bull Ranch has Gone GREEN...

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Diane and RW Ruppert
14681 126th Rd
Hoyt, Ks. 66440

BEEF +@+ KickinBulRanch.com

The Kickin Bull Ranch sends you greetings. We would like to introduce you to our free-range Kansas beef. The ranch has been in our family since the land was homesteaded in the late 1800’s. We are proud of our animals and products. We have a small herd that Diane’s parents started in 1985 and we don’t intend to grow too big. We believe that quality suffers when operational size matters over final product quality. We have researched and believe that we have found out how to raise beef that has more Omega 3’s, Vitamin E, is leaner and is good for you.

Horseshoe Kickin Bull LogoWe began selling beef under the Kickin Bull Ranch name in September of 2005. The ranch features lean Angus beef raised without the use of growth-promotants, hormones, steroids, sub-therapeutic antibiotics or animal by-products. Our cattle are free to roam our pastures and graze in a low stress environment. We believe that this creates a tender and better tasting meat.

After completing a self assessment of the ranch operation we decided to make changes to minimize the negative impacts on the environment. Specifically, we strive to improve the quality of the water, air, and the land. Pastures and hay meadows are kept free of weeds without the use of chemicals.

Not only do we not use chemicals, but our feed contains Flax seed, Kelp Meal and Sea Salt, just to name a few ingredients. We use an all natural wormer and provide the proper all natural minerals for good healthy growth. Calves are fed a small amount of our high protein feed during the finishing stage, but are still while allowed to graze on pasture. Hay is provided free choice during finishing.

In addition to the health benefits for consumers, we feel that our animals are treated more humanely than those finished in confinement. Kickin Bull Ranch Beef is inspected and aged for 13 days during harvest. We believe this allows for maximum tenderness and enhances flavor.

Customers can purchase beef by the package, spilt side, half or whole.

To learn more about Kickin Bull Ranch products,
schedule a tour or purchase meat, or discuss recipes...
contact R.W. at 1-785-248-3218
Fx 1-785-986-6260
email: BEEF +@+ KickinBullRanch.com

 

Kickin Bull Ranch has Gone GREEN...

As of May (2008), all of Kickin Bull's growing methods (cattle, grass & hay, feed supplements) should now qualify them for Certified Organic status - RW & Diane Ruppert are applying for certification through OCIA for 2009.

Accordingly, Kickin Bull Ranch has submitted an amended (no exceptions) KC Food Circle Grower's Pledge.


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The Kickin Bull Ranch is going GREEN

At the Kickin' Bull Ranch our family has over 100 years experience raising beef and tending the land, mostly by conventional farming methods, over several generations.

So, why are we going GREEN? After learning about my medical condition and realizing the problems caused by years of conventional farm practices, we decided to go ALL NATURAL.  We want a cleaner, healthier environment for our children, our grandchildren and future generations.

We returned our calving to the spring to be in sync with nature. We stopped using herbicide sprays in 2003 - now our pastures and hay meadows are kept weed free by hand. We've been implementing rotational pasturing so we can utilize the grass better, and now we have cleaner water, healthier soil, and better feed for our animals.

Our animals are free range, raised without the use of hormones, antibiotics or crowded feedlots. Our beef get small supplements of our all-natural, high-protein feed mixture while grazing on pasture - flax seed & oats, which are high in Omega 3's and amino acids, are just part of the mix and we provide a mineral solution that contains all natural sea salt, kelp & seaweed. All this creates a healthier product that is grass-fed, but one question still remained.  How do we grow better grass and hay, *without* synthetic fertilizers, and still control costs?

The increasing price of chemical fertilizer in 2008 helped us make the decision to speed up our conversion to a GREEN ranch operation.  By changing to AgGrand Organic Fertilizer we are improving the quality and health of our soil, the plants and our animals. Organic fertilizer increases the microbial activity in the soil. Increased microbial activity improves the plants ability to take in nutrients and use them more efficiently.  Healthy grass and hay makes for healthy beef that we can sell at a premium and, to top it all off, we're removing chemicals from our food *and* reducing our impact on the water supply.

Ranch tours are available. We provide Ranch Day for inner city kids - Ranch Day includes a tour (with discussion about where their food comes from), Cowboy/Cowgirl fun and games, animal appreciation, a nature walk and cook-out if time allows.

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