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               Graze and browse. Raising lean healthy meat 

                                       the natural way. 

                                                              

With today's skyrocketing rise in gas, food and feed prices the only way to farm is to use economical and sustainable agriculture practices. Our Boer goats and Beef are finished on the highest quality forages that Mother Earth can provide.  

 

Read more information about sustainable agriculture, marketing goats and cattle, news and tips for coping in today's economy in our new Boers and Beef Blog. 

 

Grass fed Beef is healthier because it is higher in Omega 3 fatty acids, CLA’S, Vitamin E, beta carotene and nutrients. No growth hormones or animal by products are given our cattle. 

 

Our meat goats eat only the most succulent browse and forbes producing a meat that is a low fat, low cholesterol  alternative to red meats and is an excellent food choice for anyone following a calorie or cholesterol -controlled diet.

 

Cows calve and goats kid in the early spring when the most nutritious forage will be  available for the new mothers. Our Boers and Beef are raised on our family farm between Athens and Elberton, Georgia. 

 

Goat Meat-Good For Your Health

Goat meat is 50%-65% lower in fat than similarly prepared beef, but has a similar protein content. The US department of Agriculture also has reported that saturated fat in cooked goat meat is 40% less than that of chicken, even with the skin removed.

3 oz. cooked (Roasted)

Calories

Fat
(Gr.)

Sat'd Fat
(Gr.)

Protein
(Mg.)

Iron
(Gr.)

Cholesterol
(mg)

Goat

122

2.58

.79

23

3.3

63.8

Beef

245

16

6.8

23

2.9

73.1

Pork

310

24

8.7

21

2.7

73.1

Lamb

235

16

7.3

22

1.4

78.2

Chicken

120

3.5

1.1

21

1.5

76

Sources: USDA Hanbook #8, 1989, Nutritive value of foods, Home and Garden Bulletin #72, USDA, Washington DC , U.S. Government Printing Office, 1981

      

 
 About this site

 

             Safe Food, Clean Environment, Healthy People 

                              and Viable Family Farms

 

Dewy Rose Boers and Beef farm takes a local approach to creating a sustainable agricultural system -- one that is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and humane. We are actively working on several fronts. Here are some of the highlights:

 

We are a southern family farm snuggled in the foothills of northeast Georgia. We were looking for a way to add to our bottom line and a way to insure we could continue as a farm. We decided to raise Boer goats for sale after much research. The many benefits of raising and selling Boer goats and forage feed beef on our farm in Dewy Rose Georgia  was the perfect solution.

 

We now raise full blood, purebred and percentage Boer goats for sale.  Most are the traditional color with a few reds, paints and spotted Boer goats thrown in for diversity. We have for sale: Boer goats for 4-H and FFA projects, brush control, Boer brood stock, show quality animals and high percentage Boer meat goats.

 

Our grass and forage fed cattle are thrifty, medium-sized animals that more than earn their way in any beef herd, producing a premium product with less input. Rotational grazing, over seeding and planting annual forages help reduce our feed and hay expenses. We cross the cows on a purebred Angus bull. The Angus breed has become synonymous with quality in the 21st century, offering a host of well-rounded genetic advantages, including improved calving ease, growth, unsurpassed carcass quality, ample milk, fertility and good temperament. These valuable traits, backed by the most extensive and reliable beef cattle database in the world, have yielded bottom-line benefits for Angus and Angus crossbred cattle. 

 

Multi-species grazing benefits our pastures by encouraging more even grazing. We personally use goats because they prefer to browse. Goats will help control the weedy species so that the total carrying capacity is improved. Cattle and sheep graze. Cattle will tend to graze taller grasses that sheep may reject but cattle and sheep eventually compete for what forage is available when there is a drought or forage shortage. It has been shown that sheep and goats graze near cattle manure deposits, which cattle avoid; this too results in more even use of the pasture. Carrying capacity and pasture productivity are improved, and animal gains are also increased. Diversification of species results in diversification of income sources. Also, some researchers have found that adding cattle to a goat and/or sheep flock may help reduce predation losses, after a period of bonding.  

 

 


 Highlights / Top Offers
 

              " Pedigree indicates what an animal should be,
          Conformation indicates what an animal  appears to be,
                       Performance indicates what an animal is."
                                         -Author unknown-


 

Doe Kids


 

Buck Kids


2008 was the year of the Buck kid. They were all awesome but out of 50-60 kids only a few were does. We were pleasantly surprised to have sold all but three buck kids as either show wethers or herd sires. Our doe kids will be evaluated this fall to see which ones will be kept as replacements. All goats are priced for sale now.

 

Some are worth more than just a second look and have the potential to be show prospects.  We may try showing one or two of them to see if a judge will agree with our assessment of their outstanding quality.