Our Mission
At JK Cattle Company we are on a mission to not only make ethically raised and locally sourced beef readily available to all families in West Michigan and Northern Indiana, but also increase general awareness and popularity of supporting the local farmer. It is our understanding that we can not only save families money by providing meat in this fashion, we can also help support local businesses when we aren’t buying beef at the store. When buying through the JK Cattle Company, you support the local farmer who is raising the beef, the small town local butcher who is processing the beef, and the delivery drivers who are bringing the beef to your home. We want to change the way you shop for meat! Whether it is through our company or another local producer, we want to show you why it is best to buy and support local!
About Me
One of the rare first generation farmers in 2022, I got into this field under an interesting set of circumstances. Having just graduated from college and working a 9-5 job in a field that wasn’t utilizing my degree, I felt lost and was searching for something that I could be dedicated and passionate about. My friend had recently started his own freezer beef supply company a year prior and had roughly twenty head of cattle. I saw the success he was having and decided to purchase a couple steers. raising them on his father’s land. That’s when Covid-19 hit. With the onset of the pandemic, people were trying to stock large quantities of food as fast as possible. The large demand allowed for rapid growth for my once two head operation. Buying as many cattle as I possibly could, I found myself two years later, with a group of cattle that had grown over 10x in size. Everything changed in a short period of time. I went from working a 9-5 that I saw no future in, to a rewarding job of running my own beef supply business. Being a farmer is not something that I would’ve ever saw myself doing three years ago, but I sure am happy that I can call myself a farmer today.
