The Carson Valley. Lined with pastures lush with greenery and cattle, residents of this valley continually say they love and appreciate the sweeping pastoral views. Nice picture to take a gaze at, isn’t it? Some see, and claim, these sights as their own, but these same views represent the lifeblood of the ranching community. Has…
My plan for the Storke Dairy has always been to turn it back into a working ranch and start up a meat processing facility, which I believe that this valley is in desperate need for. Mike and I have been very busy as far as cleaning up the pastures and cleaning out the slough, fixing…
We’re raising our very first grass-finished beef on the Gardnerville property! We’ve had grass-finished beef in years past and this year, due to the demand for grass-fed beef, we decided to expand this product. We have cut the hay from the two hayfields and are now able to feed the hay back to the calves. We’ll do…
This year, many of us have started to make more conscious decisions regarding how and where we get our food. After a period of empty shelves at the grocery store and limiting trips to restaurants, some have turned to local farmers and ranchers to buy their grocery essentials. We created our monthly Ranch Boxes to…
In Carson Valley, agriculture has sustained families for decades and provides Nevada with high-quality local meats and products. Our mission at Carson Valley Meats is to keep the agricultural way of life alive and possible for future generations of ranchers in the area. This is why we are working hard to clean up and revive…
It’s hitting the fan, folks. Mega-processor Tyson Foods said in a full-page ad they placed in The New York Times the “food supply chain is breaking” and a “limited supply” of their food products will be available in grocery stores until they can reopen facilities that are closing due to COVID-19, according to Time magazine.…
The Coleman family of Minden in the Johnson Lane area run a small family farm to feed their family, and to make a little money on selling their products. Take a listen as they discuss the future of the family farm in Carson Valley – and what a facility like ours would mean for their…
When our kids understand where our food comes from, they understand the hard work and commitment required. We believe in ag education and are so excited for Dusty’s future in ranching!
We are first-generation ranchers. When Spencer and I first met, we always talked about raising our own cattle. We still have the kitchen napkins those dreams and ideas were scribbled on! Then one day, we decided enough talking, it is time to jump in with both feet. We recognized the need for younger generations to…
We believe the appeal speaks for itself. There were a number of irregularities in the handling of the Board of County Commissioners meeting that simply should not go unchecked. Staff compared our small business proposal, which by code is limited to no more than 60 animals one day per week, to Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations,…