Home-Raised, Quality Beef
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By Sheila Stogsdill
The Niehus Ranch has generations of data for each animal selected for beef sales
For a young Oklahoma family, the business of selling beef is more than just dollars and cents. “Our mission and vision are to provide a safe, delicious, as well as nutritious food source for families,” Susie Niehus said. The 250-acre Niehus Ranch is owned and operated by Nate and Susie Niehus and their children, Naaman and Natalie. Their ranch, located in a rural farming and ranching community in Delaware County, Okla., consists of a commercial Angus cow/calf operation. Nate manages the day-to-day chores around the ranch while Susie markets and organizes the beef sales. They are excited to share their “pastureto-plate” experience with more
folks as their business expands from their Zena, Okla., ranch. The Niehus Ranch will have harvested 96 of their home-raised cattle for public consumption by the end of 2021. They collaborate with multiple butchers, including state- and USDA- inspected processors, and hope to offer a shipping option for their beef in 2022. The beef is antibiotic, growth hormone and steroid-free and can be bought in quarter, half or whole increments. “To date, we have sent cattle to freezers in New York, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, ArZena, Okla. kansas, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma,” Susie said. The majority of the marketing is done through their
Nate and Susie Niehus along with their children Naaman and Natalie, run the the 250-acre Niehus Ranch.
Facebook and their website, www.theniehusranch.com. As third-generation cattle producers, decades of breeding Angus and Brangus
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
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cattle combined with a finishing program create a high-quality animal. The Niehus — Continued on Next Page
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