Grass, forest, rolling hills, open sky and clear-running creeks grace the acres at Lucas Farms. We work hard to provide good pasture for livestock, wildflowers for bees, planned forestry for wood, and wildlife, clean air and water into and out of the land. We also walk the talk.

We are certified with IMI Global, a division of Where Food Comes From. That means we have 3rd party confirmation that our method of raising “natural” livestock conforms to international definitions. Farm environmental practices, land management and animal husbandry also conform to sustainable definitions, in Missouri. https://www.imiglobal.com/

The Missouri Department of Agriculture recognized the ranch with Agricultural Stewardship Assurance Program (ASAP) status, acknowledging our operation for proactively protecting the environment, employing sound management practices and using science-based technology to produce safe food, fuel and fiber for consumers. https://agriculture.mo.gov/news/newsitem/uuid/1107d01a-82ca-4a78-a069-11172e12d709/missouri-department-of-agriculture-announces-agricultural-stewardship-assurance-program

 

In January 2020 the farm did a self-assessment from the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) criteria for cow/calf operations. The assessment was crafted by the Noble Research Institute to  “…provide opportunity to evaluate operations against the sustainability indicators that the [USRSB] has identified. The Tool is for educational purposes only, as it educates users on the indicators that make up sustainability, how such indicators can be used to assess a user’s business progress, and how to compare such progress from year to year.” Lucas Farms scored a great, 90 percent from which to guage, and plan further progress in our operations. https://www.usrsb.org/

 

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