Beef Blog

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...

The experiences she had through the Engler Program and as a Nebraska Beef Ambassador revealed an opportunity in the beef industry. Esch, a senior animal science major, realized there was...

We've done our research and have been praying for our customers and their families. It's a tough spot to be in as a small business owner, though we are unique as it...

The good news is that unless a doctor says otherwise, you do not have to cut beef completely out of your diet. You just need to readjust what parts of...

An interview with 1011 News was done on Oak Barn Beef on December 17, 2019. Hannah had the opportunity to show Ellis Whitley around their farm and tell her about...

Beef. It contains so many health benefits and knowing that is enough reason to not cut it out of my diet. So, don’t go short in nutrients, grab some Nebraska...

"College is the best time to start a business because of all the relationships that you have and all the people who are willing to help you as a student."...

Nebraska beef is the best tasting beef. Oak Barn Beef takes pride in raising cattle just mentioned like the reasons above and the taste of our beef has our customers...

"Which brings 2019 to a year of growth. There are still a lot of moments of “figuring it out” (most moments actually). But it has developed to a mixture of both....

Winter is here at Oak Barn! While winter may slow down some farming operations, it does not slow things down around here. Often times, the arrival of colder weather will...

Looking for a unique gift to give this holiday season? Do you have out of town relatives? Is there a foodie on your list? Then think beef! Oak Barn Beef...

Is beef on your menu this week and currently frozen? If so, you might be wondering when exactly the best time is to start thawing your meat and what is...

 We are family owned and this type of farming has been in our family for over 5 generations now. We take pride in how we raise and produce cattle and...

"As you can see there is only $2.30 between the two! Oak Barn Beef also has some more things added for your value such as we do DNA testing, dry...

Oak Barn Beef was featured on a "Five Minute Farmer" Segment with the Ag Grad Podcast. During this conversation with Tim Hammerich, Hannah talked about her experiences growing Oak Barn Beef and...

Hannah's entrepreneurial journey started during her sophomore year. She had become a Nebraska Beef Ambassador, and as she became more active in the beef industry she realized that there was...

I recently entered to be selected as the recipient of a GoSkills Women in Entrepreneurship Scholarship. It was called the "Be The Boss" Scholarship! The application was fun to fill out and I...

 As the 2018 Beef State Scholarship Recipient, I was honored to be asked to write an article for this edition of the Nebraska Cattlemen Magazine. It is focused towards beef...

Local corn has been planted in fields, and the fields are quickly turning green! Eventually the small plant will yield feed for livestock that will eventually yield food for us....

Oak Barn Beef was beyond honored to be featured in an article done by The Progressive Farmer with DTN. Victoria G. Myers was a blessing to work with and she...

Going to take this Monday on with a #meetmemonday !!I’m sure some of you might know a few of these facts already but I’ll try to surprise you with a few! Here we...

Well hello there! 👋I post a lot on Instagram, but also wanted to share more with our blog followers! This is a blog about our entrepreneurship journey and the posts...

In May, we trailered all cows to pastures that aren’t by our home farm. We live in a predominantly farm land area, so our pastures are spread out across the...

We have all heard about it. I see the movements of people’s ever changing dietary habits toward plant based diets. These diets are much like what my cows eat making...

Do you feel lost with all the vocabulary surrounding beef? Like what does USDA Prime mean? What’s marbling? What’s dry aged? Don’t worry, we got you covered if you are...

Have you heard of the latest diet out there called the Carnivore Diet? It’s a new diet that is gaining popularity quickly. You basically consume meat and water and that’s...

Did you know that women count for over 30 percent of all US farmers? During the last US Census of Agriculture back in 2012, there were 969,672 women farmers! Here...

Have you ever wondered if beef is needed for your child to develop properly? The internet is flooded with so much information these days on what foods a child should...

Okay, back to Father’s Day! It’s just over a month away on Sunday, June 21, 2020. While I may have ruined the breakfast-in-bed gift for my mom on mother’s day,...

“Why do you feed your cattle corn?” Glad you asked! There are a lot of reasons we feed corn, and not just because we are the “cornhuskers!” (#GBR)