FM Meats Brochure

“From our farm to your table!”

• All Natural • Grass Fed • Affordable Premium Beef Products

The Founder • I’m a great believer in the saying, “You are what you eat”.

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A growing number of people nowadays are concerned about the large amount of chemicals, growth hormones and antibiotics in the foods we eat. They want to eat food that is free from chemicals — food that is fresh and all-natural. People are also increasingly concerned about the way that farm animals are raised. They want to know that the animals have been raised with care and have not been treated cruelly. All of the animals at our farm are raised in a completely natural environment. We feed our animals only natural foods — no added growth hormones, no antibiotics, no GMOs and no animal by-products. We employ the highest standards of animal welfare to avoid pain and stress to our animals, and we operate FM Meats the most advanced processing facility right on our farm with USDA inspectors on-site.

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We take great pride in producing all-natural meats here at Fort McCoy. From our farm to your table — our pledge is to provide you with the very best-tasting all-natural foods.

Sincerely,

Frank Stronach

Our Farm COMMITMENT

OUR COMMITMENT TO PRODUCING NATURAL FOODS

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NO PAIN, NO STRESS TO OUR ANIMALS.

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NO ADDED GROWTH HORMONES.

At FM Meats, we are guided by a unique set of principles that governs the way we raise animals.

First and foremost, we are committed to producing and selling healthy, all-natural foods – foods

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NO GENETICALLY MODIFIED FEED.

that are free from chemicals, antibiotics, growth hormones and GMOs. Non GMO project Verified.

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NO ANTIBIOTICS.

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PASTURE-RAISED YEAR-ROUND.

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COMPLETE TRANSPARENCY & TRACEABILITY.

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As part of our mission to produce natural foods, we are also committed to raising our farm animals in completely natural surroundings. We ensure that our animals are handled with care and treated with respect during all stages of their lives.

WE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT FEEDING OUR ANIMALS AS NATURE INTENDED •

We ensure that our cows are able to grow and eat as nature originally intended. Right from birth our cows consume a grassfed diet by grazing on wide open pastures all year round. At no point do they consume feed that has been genetically modified.

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We embody the principles and spirit of the American Grassfed Organization (AGA), an organization and community we are incredibly proud to be a part of. As per our official AGA certification, our ranch meets the AGA’s impeccable ethical and environmental standards: American Grassfed Our animals are fed the highest quality diet of only grass and forage starting from weaning and lasting throughout their entire adulthood; our cows graze on open pasture with no feedlot confinement; they are never given unnatural antibiotics or growth hormones.

WE RAISE OUR ANIMALS WITH THE GREATEST OF CARE TO AVOID PAIN AND STRESS

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To ensure our ranch hands, veterinarians, and cowboys employ best management practices, we’ve consulted with animal welfare expert Temple Grandin with regard to the low-stress handling and care of our animals through all stages of their lives.

Our Farm • We go above and beyond the standards of animal welfare contained in our Animal Charter of Rights. Our Charter establishes minimum standards regarding the way animals are raised for food production, including the right to fresh air and natural daylight, the right to clean water and natural food, and the right to a minimum amount of space in which to live and move freely.

• The Global Animal Partnership (GAP), a global non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of farm animals, has given our cattle a Step 4 Animal Welfare Rating, one of the highest ratings attainable. GAP inspects all aspects of our operation, including breeding, overall animal health, how and what we feed our animals, and how we handle them. The Step 4 rating certifies that we are pasture-centered and have a proven commitment to animal welfare.

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WE PRACTICE REGENERATIVE FARMING

• We’re an eco-friendly farm that uses regenerative, free-range farming methods. We herd our cattle with cowboys on horseback and herding dogs – exactly the way we used to raise cattle more than a century ago.

• We also serve as responsible stewards of the land we live and work on and take great care to preserve the natural environment of the farm.

And because we feed our animals a natural diet and rotate pastures, we give back to the soil, allowing the earth to replenish itself with nutrients.

It's a major reason why we received the distinguished Environmental Stewardship Award in 2016 from The Florida Cattlemen's Association.

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WE BELIEVE IN BIODIVERSITY IN THE ECOSYSTEM

• We are committed to ensuring that approximately one quarter of our 95,000-acre farm is preserved as forests and wetlands, creating a natural and undisturbed habitat for a lot of native species. These eco-systems are teeming with life and the rich diversity of species that nature gives us.

F.M. Meats •

Processing Facility (Ocala, Florida)

Our beef processing facility is one of the most advanced in the US with state-of-the-art food safety technology and USDA inspectors permanently on-site. Our processing facility uses the most advanced methods for the humane handling of livestock and was designed in partnership with animal welfare experts. When the cattle reach a certain age, they’re walked directly from the pasture into our processing facility on the farm, limiting stress that may otherwise be caused by transporting them up to several hundred miles away.

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Our facility is audited on an ongoing basis by Food Safety Net Services (FSNS), a worldwide leader in food safety and testing. We also meet the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, a certification system for food manufacturers who employ best-in-class manufacturing practices and implement quality management systems. And we adhere to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), a globally recognized system for reducing the risk of safety hazards in food from processing and handling right through to distribution.

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Our Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) audit for Food Safety received a double AA rating.

And the most recent FSNS animal welfare audit found no deficiencies or concerns.

F.M. Meats

Processing Facility (Ocala, Florida)

OUR PROCESSING FACILITY EMPLOYS THE LATEST STANDARDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT • As a result, we have a much lower carbon footprint than most meat processing plants.

Our plant also has lower energy and utilities consumption due to an efficient design that captures and reuses resources.

WE MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY CONTROL • Because we own and manage the entire food supply chain, including the processing facility, quality control is built into every aspect of our operation, from farming and raising our animals to processing and shipping our meats. We truly are farm to table! All of our animals are ageverified. We maintain birth records of every animal born at our farm. Calves are electronically identified at birth to ensure traceability and logbooks are used to track each the feeding program, health and genealogy of all of our cows. And because we have complete traceability from our farm to your table, we are able to guarantee our high standards of quality.

Our Brands

Our Brands

Our Partners • WHOLESOME QUALITY BEEF:

We are committed to providing our consumers wholesome, healthy, great tasting beef, and sharing with them the value that comes with choosing homegrown Florida beef.

Born, Raised and Harvested in Florida

• HUMANE TREATMENT OF OUR CATTLE:

We are committed to raising healthy cattle that are properly handled and cared for from birth until processing. This includes, for example, giving them essential nutrients that keep them healthy all year and providing them space to move around freely in a comfortable environment.

• TRANSPARENCY:

We are committed to operational transparency for our consumers. To that end, we’ll harness technology so that customers can track the origin and processing of any cut of our Florida born and raised beef.

• CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY:

We are committed to conscientiously managing our ranches and cattle in a manner that supports our members’ collective focus on conservation, freshwater recharge, green space, endangered species habitats, reduced carbon footprint, and a fresh, clean air supply.

• INTEGRITY AND COMMUNITY:

We are committed to growing an economically viable company of which our members are proud, that is operated with integrity, and that supports its members with the knowledge necessary to produce the quality of beef required by FCR in a sustainable and conscientious manner.

The key benefits of us working together: • We are committed to producing and selling all natural and healthy products. We do not cut corners at any costs.

• We listen to what our partners needs are and fill them.

• We believe in what we do.

• Family owned and operated in Florida • We maintain the highest standards of quality control.

• We employ over 150 Florida residents on a full-time basis.

Thank you!