As an organic food producer and a strong supporter of sustainable agriculture, Dakota Beef believes social responsibility is a core value of its business. The Company is committed to stewardship of the resources it uses in providing healthy organic beef products to consumers. Founded in 2000, Dakota Beef was formed on an idea that a successful organic beef company could be built by providing the purest, most flavorful organic beef in the marketplace without using harsh chemicals, growth promoting hormones or antibiotics and all within a sustainable agriculture business model in adherence with the best practices in the organic industry. This allows all stakeholders, from our ranchers to our employees to the communities in which we live and work to prosper along with the Company. While we continue to look at ways to partner in our communities, here are a few ways we’ve begun to make a difference.

Howard, SD Community

In recognition of the high level of professional assistance we received from the Miner County Community Revitalization program during our search for a new plant, we have been an active donor to the Howard, SD Children's Care Corner.

Dakota Beef has hosted numerous events such as the Howard Ribfest to benefit the Children’s Care Corner.

Dakota Beef is aware of the impact a business has on the local community and believes that part of our success relies on the cooperation of the people of Howard, South Dakota. We will continue to support organizations in Howard that can improve the lives of the people in our corner of South Dakota.

Heifer International

Dakota Beef is proud to be named a corporate sponsor for Heifer International. Since 1944, Heifer International - a humanitarian assistance organization dedicated to ending world hunger and protecting the earth - has helped millions of people in 128 countries move toward greater self-reliance through livestock, training, and "Passing on the Gift." Heifer’s programs help protect the earth by establishing environment-friendly agricultural practices such as zero grazing and soil conservation.

For more than 60 years, Heifer International has provided millions of struggling families a way to become self-reliant for food and income. By providing livestock and training, a family can obtain milk, eggs, wool and other income-producing benefits to feed, clothe and educate their children. Each gift multiplies because every family that receives a Heifer animal promises to "pass on the gift" by giving one or more of their animal's offspring to another family in need. Heifer International currently supports projects in 48 countries—including the United States—that create sustainable small-scale farm enterprises to improve nutrition and supplement income. Local community groups conceive and manage Heifer International projects, empowering them to solve their own problems and equipping the next generation to face challenges successfully.

For more information about Heifer International, click here.