
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
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.

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


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*Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients.