Sustainability

A Journey, Not A Destination

The Pacific Northwest is a beautiful place to live and work. As business that relies on the gifts of nature to make our products, it’s our duty to steward the land entrusted to our care. We embrace our responsibility to reduce natural resource consumption, improve our Northwest landscapes, and ensure our ranching way of life endures for future generations.

Agri Beef is continuously working to conserve land, water and energy. Here are a few of the innovative things we’re doing:

  • At the Double R Ranch, our rotational grazing program promotes healthy rangelands
  • We source a majority (when possible) of our cattle feed within 150 miles of each feed yard location
  • Composting is used to recycle our cattle waste into nutrient rich fertilizer for area farmers
  • We have reduced our water use by 40% per pound of beef processed at Washington Beef
  • The bio-gas dome at our processing plant provides for 20% of our natural gas needs
  • We have reduced our electricity use at Washington Beef by 946,800 kilowatt-hours, equal to the consumption of over 13,000 60-watt light bulbs annually
  • Company-wide, we have cut our electricity consumption by 7 million kilowatt-hours from 2012 to 2015

Carbon credits may be issued through the Verified Carbon Standard project 5024 for the greenhouse gas emission reductions or removals associated with Agri Beef Co. cattle and beef products whose emissions footprint is changed by the project activities.

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Our STAR Commitment

The Agri Beef Star Commitment is built on four fundamental principles

Sustainability

We are stewards of the land and natural resources entrusted to our care. As we continue to grow, we embrace our obligation to eliminate waste, preserve our environment, create long-term employment opportunities, and support the ranching way of life.

Total Quality

We produce food to the highest level of quality and satisfaction. We are dedicated to applying the most advanced practices and food safety measures from ranch to table to ensure consistent quality standards. Your family will experience nothing but the best from our products and services.

Animal Well-Being

We recognize livestock as the foundation of our livelihood. All of our animals are treated with dignity and respect, and we are proactive in implementing the best animal care practices from leading behavior and husbandry experts to ensure animal health and productivity.

Responsibility

We are committed to socially responsible business practices. We have an obligation to contribute to the overall health, safety, and education of our employees and their families, our communities, our industries, and those in need.