Vermont is best known for its dairy farms and dairy cattle.  However, there have always been numerous beef farms tucked away in our forested hills and lowlands.  Today, approximately 275 farms with some 5,500 beef cattle are in Vermont.  Dairy farmers also raise beef on their farms, so the total number of animals raised for beef is more like 10,000.

Most of Vermont's beef operations are small family farms and, because of this, beef producers can provide us with a fresh and healthy beef that is raised under a variety of feed and management programs.