Beef Snack Stick – Sweet BBQ 3CT – PK

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Beef Snack Stick – Sweet BBQ from Burnt Hill Cattle Co. in Southern Illinois!

Burnt Hill Cattle Co. is a multispecies operation owned and operated by Logan and his wife Jessa Karcher. This type of operation  is important for the ecological and financial resilience of the farm. A diversified operation results in more management flexibility and a larger customer base.

Multispecies grazing also results in better utilization of forages. A third of the property is in timber and woodland, which Logan is gradually converting to an actively managed silvopasture.

Logan’s current rotation through the woodland acres starts with sheep, which strip graze through the undergrowth. Logan then introduces the pigs, which are given a short rotation. Finally, Logan follows the pigs with an annual seed mix. Several months later, the sheep rotate through again and graze annual cover crops.

The Karchers understand their role as active stewards of the land, saying, “We take great pride in our land and management. It all starts with a healthy, living soil.” Logan notes that their faith in God informs their regenerative outlook and plays a significant role in shaping their approach to stewardship: “We work to make the land the best it can be, to heal it, and to leave it better than we found it for the next generation.”