How do I find beef close to where I live?
Start with your state page on American Beef Direct. It lists every farm and ranch on record in your state, the producers nearest to it in neighboring states, and those that ship. The interactive map shows where they are, and Producers Near Me sorts the profiled producers by distance from you.
Beyond the registry, look at farmers markets, your state's department of agriculture, and the Cooperative Extension office at your state's land grant university, which often keeps lists of local producers.
How do I find a local beef farm?
Open your state page and look through the farms on record there, or zoom the map to your area. A member listing carries the farm's own website and phone number; a free listing carries the farm's name and town, which is enough to look it up. The Local Farms page lists the family farms with full profiles.
How do I find a local rancher?
The same way: your state page lists the ranches on record in your state, the map shows them, and the Local Ranchers page lists the ranches with full profiles. If there is no ranch close to you yet, the state page shows the nearest ones and the ranches that ship.
How do I find whole, half or quarter beef in my area?
Look for producers that sell shares. The Whole Beef, Half Beef and Quarter Beef pages each list the producers whose own sites sell that share size, and your state page lists every producer on record in your state, so you can contact the ones closest to you and ask what share sizes they offer and when.
How do I find grass fed or pasture raised beef in my area?
Read how each producer raises its cattle. Every profile on American Beef Direct records how the ranch finishes its beef, grass finished, grain finished, or grass raised and grain finished, in the ranch's own words, and the grass fed guide explains what each of those terms means. For any producer, ask directly whether the cattle were on pasture their whole lives and what they ate in the final months.
Where can I find family farms and ranches selling beef?
On the American Beef Direct registry, every written profile is a family farm or ranch that raises the beef it sells, and every state page lists the family operations on record in that state. The Local Farms and Local Ranchers pages gather the profiled ones in one place.
General guidance for buyers, not advice about any one producer. Weights, yields and freezer space are approximate and vary by animal and cut sheet, and every price is set by the producer. American Beef Direct sells no beef.
