The Quarter Cow Guide

Buy beef the way ranch families do: a quarter or half at a time, straight from the farm. When you buy a quarter, the ribeyes, the strips and the ground beef all cost the same price per pound, often about half of what the steaks cost at the store. This step-by-step guide covers the four words the rancher will use (and what you actually pay on), quarter vs. half vs. whole, the six questions to ask on the call, how to fill out the cut sheet, good signs and red flags when choosing a farm, the timeline from call to freezer, a month of meal...