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Woman holding a child beside Tyner Pond Farm cattle grazing certified organic pasture in Greenfield, Indiana.

Is Tyner Pond Farm Organic? What Our Two Certifications Tell You

Tyner Pond Farm carries two independent certifications: our pastures are...
6 min read
Grass-fed ribeye searing in a Lancaster No. 8 cast iron skillet

How to Cook a Steak in a Cast Iron Skillet

A cast iron skillet is one of my favorite ways...
13 min read
Grass-fed steak seasoned with salt for a 12-hour dry brine before cooking at Tyner Pond Farm

How to Cook Grass-Fed Steak: A Complete Guide

Grass-fed steak deserves to be cooked on its own terms....
10 min read
Indiana grassfed Beef raised and processed in the United States frying in a pan

Imported Beef and the Value of a Known Source

After a federal decision to expand imports of lean beef...
9 min read
Evan Smith visiting grass-fed cattle at Tyner Pond Farm before seasonal beef processing in Indiana

What Is Imported Beef? How to Know Where Your Beef Really Comes From

Imported beef and consolidation among beef processing companies are making...
8 min read
Tyner Pond Farm pasture-raised chicken breasts with mushrooms, fresh parsley, and homemade chicken stock ready for a special dinner.

Special Dinners Call for Special Ingredients

Special dinners don’t always require complicated recipes. Often they just...
5 min read
Will Harris of White Oak Pastures holding A Bold Return to Giving a Damn outside the farm’s general store in Bluffton, Georgia.

Whatever Happened to Animal Husbandry?

What did agriculture lose when “Animal Husbandry” became “Animal Science”?...
8 min read
Isaac and his brother with young Thanksgiving turkeys on their first day outside on pasture at Tyner Pond Farm in Central Indiana.

Thanksgiving Starts Long Before November

Thanksgiving starts months before November at Tyner Pond Farm. This...
5 min read
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feeding among flowering plants in a diverse cattle pasture at Tyner Pond Farm in Central Indiana.

What Can a Butterfly Tell Us About Grass-Fed Beef?

What can an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail tell us about grass-fed...
6 min read
We had more than four inches of rain at Tyner Pond Farm yesterday.

Will 2026 Be a Great Vintage for Indiana Grass-Fed Beef?

More than four inches of August rain flooded parts of...
8 min read
Two different tomato varieties from a Central Indiana produce farm showing how locally grown food can vary in color, texture, moisture, and structure.

What Two Tomatoes Taught Me About Grass-Fed Beef

After 16 years of raising cattle, we’ve learned that grass-fed...
6 min read
Young people learning animal husbandry and regenerative farming with grass-fed cattle at Tyner Pond Farm in Central Indiana.

Why We Love Having Young People Around the Farm

Young people are a regular part of life at Tyner...
7 min read
Tall unmowed fence row with grasses, flowering plants, and seed heads beside a gravel farm lane at Tyner Pond Farm in Central Indiana.

Why We’re Not Mowing Our Fence Rows This Year

For years, mowing fence rows simply seemed like part of...
7 min read
100% grass-fed ground beef from Tyner Pond Farm in central Indiana.

Grass-Fed Ground Beef: What It Is, How to Buy It, and Why the Farm Matters

Grass-fed ground beef is practical, nutrient-dense, and easy to cook—but...
8 min read
Grass-fed cattle using Total Grazing in a dense Central Indiana pasture at Tyner Pond Farm

Why We Practice Total Grazing

Total Grazing uses a brief, concentrated grazing period followed by...
3 min read
George the farm dog sitting on a red four-wheeler while cattle follow through summer pasture at Tyner Pond Farm in Indiana.

George the Cattle Dog? Maybe Not. George the Cattle Guide? Absolutely.

At Tyner Pond Farm, not every cattle dog works the...
3 min read