About
Gleason Cattle Company
Our Farm
We are a 4th generation family farm that pride ourselves on top quality care for our animals while using sustainable and renewable farming practices to create a legacy we will pass on to our children.
Our farming story started in 2001 when Chad bought his first calves. From farming on shares to owning our own farm it has been a journey we have loved, fought with, cried over and built up many times. We can honestly say we never expected our farm to look like it does today. Over the years goals and plans changed and life happened. From specialized calf raisers to a diversified crop and livestock operation we are excited to introduce you to what our farm has become. A family farm specializing in high quality farm-to-table meats and high quality livestock forages.
Our Story
Local Family Farm
Gleason Cattle Company was established in 2007. They provided the meat for their own wedding reception and shortly after had requests for quarters and halves of beef. Customers grew from family, to friends of family and then to strangers looking for a high quality product. With growing demand came requests for smaller quantities and individual cuts of meat. After inspections, coordinating and hard work an on farm, meat store became a reality in July of 2019. Gleason Cattle Company Meats, farm store is stocked with steaks, roasts, hamburger, summer sausage, stew meat, a variety of pork and lamb and their very popular beef sticks!
Our Animals
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Cattle
Cattle are where our farm story began. We started raising local dairy, bull calves in 2004. We utilize automated feeding systems to provide top of the line care for the group housed calves. In 2014 we welcomed a small herd of beef cows. They are a blend of Hereford, Shorthorn, Angus and a few other breeds with an emphasis on strong maternal traits and carcass quality.
From our TMR(total mixed ration) fed cattle to our grass fed options the goal is steak house quality at every day prices.
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Chicken
Chickens started from a dream our kids had. They helped raise our first Easter Egger chicks and have carefully selected additions to the flock ever since. We do not offer meat chickens currently but never say never. Our chickens lay beautiful green, blue and brown eggs but our emphasis is kid friendly birds.
Pigs
Pigs joined our farm in 2019. Customers wanted a pork that had excellent flavor like they remembered from Grandma's kitchen as a kid. After researching and a lot of looking we found a small scale breeder with the same goals. We welcome feeder pigs multiple times per year from Hog Wild Show Pigs in Manchester, Iowa. Our pigs may never look the same but the meat quality is spot on. The pigs have lean meat with a deep red color, exceptional flavor and chops and ham steaks that will fill your plate.
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Lamb
We bought our first sheep in October 2020. They were a huge success. In February 2021 we added a small flock of Katahdins and a couple bottle babies to our farm. Katahdins are a haired sheep breed meaning they don't need sheared but shed their wool instead. They are a breed known for meat quality and flavor. We are expecting more lamb through the meat shop this fall.
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