Ranney Ranch
Grass-fed, grass-finished beef
About Us
The Ranney Ranch is a family owned cow-calf ranching operation that sits at 6200′ in the high mesa country of central New Mexico. We sell range-finished young beef direct to consumers, like you, who value how their food choices impact the environment. We are…
Grassfed Beef
Our Grassfed Beef model is unique and ideally adapted to the semi-arid landscape of the American West. We offer our range-raised calves at weaning, at seven to nine months of age (compared to the 24 months of age for the average grassfed beef) which…
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Only a few more slots available for our 2019 Grassfed/Grassfinished Beef Season! Enjoy our tender and flavorful young beef, called “Vitellone” in Italy and “Boeuf Rose” in France and know that we are certified by the American Grassfed Association (AGA), Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) and…
E28: Nancy Ranney on Regenerative Grazing in New Mexico
Recently Nancy was interviewed by Kelly Brownell, Head of the World Food Policy Center at Duke University
LOOKING FORWARD TO APPRENTICING
“In just over a month I will have the privilege of beginning to work with Nancy and Melvin at Ranney Ranch. My journey in agriculture has been a winding one. Beginning in the rolling hills of central Washington to the green and wet Pacific…
A Writer’s Summer at the Ranney Ranch
By Sean McCoy Summer 2018 writer-in-residence at Ranney Ranch Tarantulas are crossing the highway. The grass has begun to cure. I’m sitting on the porch of the Sowell House, as I often have this summer, watching the clouds above the mesa and wishing to…
Apprenticing on the Ranney Ranch
Curious to know what apprenticing on the Ranney Ranch is like? Here’s a word from our current apprentice, Ben Vanderhoof, about his experience so far. When I was asked by Nancy Ranney to write a brief account of my experience on the ranch as…