Trusted Path™ Program

The Open Prairie^® Natural* Meats brand team offers full traceability and third-party verification of our process through the Trusted Path Program to bring fresh pork and Angus beef to our customers.

Working closely with our independent partners throughout the supply chain, we ensure products never lose brand integrity and are traceable throughout the production process using:

Strict specifications
Maintained records
Unique identification

DNA TRACEBACK technology
with our beef and pork
Independent verification

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Consistently delicious Never Ever pork & beef

Making sure every bite is as wholesome as the last requires the highest standards in quality control and consistency.

Open Prairie Natural Pork and Angus Beef are exclusively produced at facilities in Waterloo, Iowa, and Lexington, Nebraska. Each protein is crafted by a single workforce at each location, ensuring a consistent product you can depend on.

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Rancher videos

Meet our family of ranchers who bring delicious, Never Ever Open Prairie Natural Meats to your customer’ table.

Open Prairie^® Natural* Pork Virtual Reality Tour

Join us on this virtual reality tour to get an inside peek of a hog nursery barn! Here, you’ll learn about the Open Prairie^® Natural* Meats brand’s strict Never Ever program, get expert information from a veterinarian and see a 360° view of where and how hogs are raised.

*Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients.

Rancher Story – Shepperd Feeding Co.

Open Prairie^® Natural* Angus beef team shares the story of Shepperd Feeding Co., an independent ranch raising cattle for natural consumers.
*Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients

Rancher Story – Golden West Cattle Company

Open Prairie^® Natural* Angus beef team shares the story of Golden West Cattle Company, an independent ranch raising cattle for natural consumers.
*Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients.

Rancher Story – Cross Four Ranch

Open Prairie^® Natural* Angus beef team shares the story of Cross Four Ranch, an independent ranch raising cattle for natural consumers.
*Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients.

Rancher Story – Chain Ranch

Newley Hutchison’s passion for farming and taking care of the land has been passed down for generations. Watch as Newley shares the history of his family’s Red Angus beef operation, the Chain Ranch, and how they’ve taken a step toward consumer transparency.

Our animal welfare policy

Throughout our entire supply chain, we strive for essential elements of responsible food production. This includes humane harvesting, proper animal handling and good animal welfare practices.

Here are some ways we achieve this:

FarmCheck^® program — third-party auditors check animal access to food and water, proper human-animal interaction and worker training at independent ranches and farms.
Cattle feedyard managers and employees handling hogs — Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and Pork Quality Assurance^® Plus (PQA) training required.
Animal transporters — Beef Quality Assurance Transportation and Transport Quality Assurance training required.
Harvest facilities — robust program in place to manage humane handling policies, procedures and identify opportunities for improvement.