limited liability company industry beef founded 2005 headquarters sedan kansas usa key people bill kurtis founder ; products ground beef steaks sausages hot dogs grass fed beef website http www.tallgrassbeef.com tallgrass beef company is a kansas based beef company that sells grass fed and grass finished beef . tallgrass beef became the first grass fed beef producer to sell steaks in chicago in 2005 when harry caray s restaurant began selling tallgrass beef . 1 its beef is sold via restaurants and grocery stores throughout the midwest east coast and southeast in addition to mail order . 2 3 tallgrass beef company raises some of its cattle on founder bill kurtis s sedan kansas ranch . tallgrass also has a network of family farmers and ranchers who raise and finish grass fed cattle that fit the standards of the tallgrass protocols . 4 5 contents 1 beef production 2 non payment to suppliers 3 references 4 external links beef production edit tallgrass production process involves scientists employed by the company searching the united states for cattle whose genetics naturally causes the animal to fatten quickly and tenderly on grass . 6 beef producers have no databank of dna with which to compare their findings and so tallgrass scientists use ultrasound technology to determine the tenderness of its potential herds . 7 the company philosophy places a greater emphasis on the quality of production than the feedlot system . in feedlot cattle operations cattle are typically subjected to an aggressive growth hormones implant strategy in order to induce rapid growth of lean muscle . cattle in feedlots are fed a formula feed that consists of 70 % to 90 % grain and are also injected with rounds of parasite treatments and fed low grade antibiotics to induce growth and negate diseases that spread in feedlots . tallgrass cattle on the other hand are allowed to roam in open pastures without the space restrictions that feedlots impose on their cattle . additionally they are not implanted with any synthetic growth hormones or fed animal by products or antibiotics . 8 tallgrass has a policy of not using antibiotics in any of its cattle herds . in 2001 the american medical association stated that it opposed the regular use of antibiotics in all levels of livestock agriculture because of scientifically verified risk assessments . 9 non payment to suppliers edit in 2009 tallgrass was fined 402 816 by the u.s. department of agriculture 50 000 plus the amount owed to the suppliers for failing to pay the full purchase price of livestock operating as a packer without maintaining the required bond and engaging in business of a packer without meeting financial requirements set out by the packers and stockyards act . the deadline for paying the suppliers was set to december 31 2013 . 10 tallgrass paid its suppliers by january 2014 including the fine of 50 000 . the matter was settled in full . references edit no bull eateries dishing up brand name beef . chicago tribune april 27 2006 chicago embraces designer beef trend international herald tribune september 11 2006 the grass is greener new york sun january 3 2007 burros marian november 22 2006 . holiday gift guide sparing the reindeer with help from a mouse . the new york times . retrieved may 24 2010 . chicago life . chicagolife.net . national provisioner online tallgrass beef delicious . good for you . grass fed beef beef production stages in beef production process http www.keepantibioticsworking.com new resources library.cfm refid 36325 spiselman anne 2012 12 06 . bill kurtis tallgrass beef fined 403 000 . crain s chicago business . retrieved 13 march 2015 . external links edit http www.tallgrassbeef.com official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title tallgrass beef company & oldid 743337224 categories food manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in chicago navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 05 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view