RFD TV — Cattle perked up and started to moo as Matt Maier fired up his tractor to bring over a fresh roll of baleage for his herd.
One frisky cow leaped behind the bale, nipping at the fermented hay before Maier rolled it out.
Maier raises grass-fed beef, and in the Central Minnesota winter he lays out grass that was harvested on warmer days.
The cattle stay outside all year and move from pasture to pasture improving the soil, local ecosystem and the environment as a whole. They’re working to help sequester carbon and combat climate change.
Maier raises 300 cattle in Clearwater. And he owns Thousand Hills, a Becker-based, grass-fed beef distributor and marketer that requires its farmers to use regenerative practices that benefit the land.
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Maier grew up on a farm nestled among the 132 pastures he uses today. He graduated from Tech High School and St. Cloud State University with a business degree.
He lives on a different plot now and he stayed away for years to work in marketing and business.
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