Beef Blog

This month's Friday On The Farm is all about managing heat stress during the hot summer months.  We all know that the late summer heat can start to take a...

Dry aged beef is seriously tender and has a notably richer flavor. Some call it an “intensified” beef flavor, but we usually don’t call it anything because we’re too busy...

Family schedules can get pretty crazy in the summer. Upgrade your snack selection to keep your family fueled and ready for fun.

It’s time to break out the steaks and toast to warmer weather… grilling season is back!

I wanted to not only find higher quality meat to feed my family but wanted to make sure that if something happened in the world, our freezer was stocked with...

Our Beef Subscription Box brings mouth-watering cuts of beef right to your home.Skip the grocery store and get dry-aged beef delivered to your door every month!

Thanks for celebrating our Grand Opening with us! We had over 200 people in our building that Saturday, and it was so fun to welcome everyone into our new retail...

If you've been following along with our journey, you know that Oak Barn Beef has had a new headquarters in the works since the beginning of the year... And we...

 It's time for a monthly update about what's happening on our farm and farms in our area this time of year! Farmers in the area are harvesting corn crops to...

Oak Barn Beef Headquarters Update: You all have been asking us for an update on the new Oak Barn Beef Headquarters! The freezer/distribution area, office, and retail front are all coming...

Welcome to the another ‘Friday On The Farm!’ This is an update from Hannah about things that are happening on our farm and local farms in our area during this...

We're still in full-on construction mode for our new storefront and beef head quarters in West Point. It's not pretty yet, but we have big plans to transform this space...

Welcome to the another ‘Friday On The Farm!’ This is an update from Hannah about things that are happening on our farm and local farms in our area during this...

Welcome to the another ‘Friday On The Farm!’ This is an update from Hannah about things that are happening on our farm and local farms in our area during this...

Oak Barn Beef is celebrating it's 5th birthday this week! Thank you for all of your support over these past four years! When I started Oak Barn Beef four years...

We've been busy working on the new building that we are converting to be Oak Barn Beef's new headquarters. (If you didn't see the original post, click here to read that)....

Calving season has started in Nebraska! This is the time of the year when most rancher's cattle have baby calves. While each cattle operation is different, calving season is usually...

We did something really big and scary last week... After a lot of thought and consideration of whether it makes sense for our business of selling farm to table premium...

Welcome to the first 'Friday On The Farm' of 2022. This is an update from Hannah about things that are happening on our farm and local farms in our area...

An Update from Hannah: Back in May, Eric found a walk-in freezer from an old gas station on Craigslist. We bought it and the project began! Eric's been working to...

The amount of beef that comes from a beef animal is amazing. I'd predict about 560 pounds of actual, consumable beef comes from each animal. If a person eats 1/4 pound...

Owner of Oak Barn Beef, Hannah Esch, had the honor of being named the Entrepreneur of the Month of May 2020 by Penn State's Dickinson Law School. Hannah was very...

We get asked a lot how the whole process of Oak Barn Beef works! How fun it is to dive in and answer that question. If you want to read...

Buying dry aged beef means that you are buying less water resulting in more nutrient dense beef. This is because during the dry aging process. The beef actually loses water, hence...

With the ease of this snack, we want to make sure you are storing and handling it in the best way. Follow these precautions to make sure your product stays...

Why do medical professionals recommend cutting back on red meat? A few years ago, the World Health Organization announced that the public should reduce the amount of red meat they...

Draining the grease from ground beef should be an easy task, but somehow it always ends up being a huge pain in the rear. I set out to research the...

Dad goes on pasture checks twice a day to check on cows and calves. I went with him yesterday and compiled these videos of what we look for when we...

This week I decided to do a little bit of the background on how shipping day looks and how we ship our family farms beef directly to consumers across United...

Sometimes cows need help giving birth, which is where farmers and/or ranchers come in handy! This cow was having trouble because the calf was in the breeched position. When dad...

A lot of people know that dry aged steak is the best, but people don’t always know where to look for it. In this changing day and age, you can...

Hannah keeps promising videos of the Oak Barn Beef Business Pitch when she is up on stage giving the presentation, but somehow it never happens! Video quality is poor or...

A Beef Box Subscription is EASILY one of our favorite products here at Oak Barn Beef.⁠ If you love premium beef and steaks to your doorstep from online, this is the...

Have you ever noticed that in most beef recipes, you are told to cut your meat “against the grain”? Have you ever wondered why this step is so important? Do...