Cows are meant to be outside to roam and graze.  At Coastal Cattle we believe that the welfare of our beef cattle begin and end with our family.   Our family has been on the same farm for over 300 years, growing crops and livestock.       

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​From birth through their end of life, all our cattle remain on pasture and receive hands on inspection by our family to ensure they are healthy.  We employ good husbandry practices to ensure all the cattle are safe and we allow our herd to breed naturally.  By raising our livestock on pasture, we enable our animals to move freely, engage in instinctive behaviors, consume a natural diet, and avoid the stress and illness associated with confinement.  ​

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We practice rotational grazing on our farm.  By allowing the herd to rotate between different fields, we ensure a diverse natural diet. Different grasses, legumes and hay varieties are planted on different pastures. This allows the cattle to have full grazing throughout the year.

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In addition to raising our cattle on pasture, we also feed Tarnished Truth Distilling Company spent grain's located right here in Virginia Beach, VA located at the Cavalier Hotel. It’s our perfect pairing of grass and grain that allows us to deliver flavorful and beautifully marbled beef.​ The relationship between us and Tarnished Truth enable's us to  help the environment by re-purposing the grain mash, and the cows absolutely love it!  We feed the mash daily which helps our pastures out a bit and increases our interaction with them -- a huge benefit that creates calm cattle and significantly decreases stress associated with handling. Studies show that calm, content cattle have reduced stress hormones and will produce more tender meat. 

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We do not add any additional hormones to our herd and we strive to not use any antibiotics.

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