Life Cycle

 November 2025

It all starts when Mom gets pregnant – or even earlier! What the cow eats determines the health of its calf. After 9 months, the calf is born and the first thing it gets is colostrum from the mother’s milk.

After the calf gets a couple months old, you will see it starting to eat grass. It sees its mother eating grass & mimics her. Nature’s at work with Mom teaching & protecting her baby.

It’s so refreshing to me to see a young family come purchase our beef. Just like the mama cow, they are concerned with what their babies eat.

So, what makes that mama cow & her baby so healthy? A 100% diet of many different grasses. How can you know that beef is 100% grass fed and finished? The fat is yellow! If it’s white, it’s grain finished. When the fat is yellow, it contains beta-carotene, a powerful antioxidant. Also, grass finished beef is high in Omega-3, which is very important for the health of the heart, brain & eyes.

Over 90% of the beef produced in the United States contains white fat. Put cattle in a feedlot, and this is what you get: meat from animals fed GMO corn, and given steroids & antibiotics & given no room for exercise. What does the consumer get? Very unhealthy meat! The pharmaceutical industry loves it! It’s difficult to find many people over the age of 50 who aren’t taking a handful of pills, and other drugs.

If “clean” healthy meat is the only benefit you receive from grass finished beef, know that your health certainly benefits; however, you want it to taste good, too. That requires the right kind of cattle, good management, and just letting the animals reach a fully developed age. Then what do you get – red meat that’s full of flavor with great health benefits!  

Many of you are referring family and friends, and we thank you. If they’d like to try our meat before purchasing a larger order, we encourage individuals to first purchase our Sampler for $100. This is a good way to introduce family & friends to BF Farms’ beef.

I’m thrilled that you’re getting quality meat, and I love visiting and getting to know you. You’re more than customers, you’re friends!  

Health is Wealth

Jayne Benkendorf

Passing the Torch
October 2025

The Benkendorf family is large, and for the past 100 years, the farm has always been operated by family members. As age creeps up on one generation, the next moves up. Jayne, my wife, and I have reached that time when we need to Pass the Torch on to the next generation.

BF Farms is strong beyond Doug & Jayne. Kamie, our daughter & Ephraim, our grandson both have been producing the beeves & lambs we all have been eating for many years. This will continue. A year or so ago, our grandson Mitchel & his wife, Crystal & family have moved to the farm. Both show great promise in providing stability in the future for BF Farms.

Now what about Doug & Jayne? Are they going to be turned out to pasture? Ha! At 87 & 85 years of age, we’ll probably slow down a bit, but we’re not through! We both have a passion to expose a lot of the stuff called food – in grocery stores as well as out on the farms of America. Jayne has over 50 years of contributing nutrition information. This knowledge can’t go to waste!

Earlier in BF Farms’ history, a policy was established which basically said, “our customers come first”. Two family members, Jayne & Thomas, our granddaughter Tara’s husband, have been servicing BF Farms’ customers. As a testimonial to the work they’ve done, a good portion of new customers come from referrals. Thomas will now be assuming a larger role. For those of you who haven’t met Thomas, I assure you that you will like him!

Nothing will change to order beef- via the website at bf-farms.com and by directly contacting either Thomas, 405-821-6548 or Jayne, 405-202-3495.

In closing, I just want to say that it has been a true joy to see BF Farms grow the way it has, providing a healthy alternative to what is offered commercially.

Always remember, “Don’t squat with your spurs on!”

Doug

Life on the Farm

August 2025

It was the spring of 2012 that my life took a big turn. At this time, I was living in Florida with my husband and our two children. I picked up the phone and called my parents, Doug & Jayne Benkendorf, in Oklahoma and told them I wanted to come back to my roots – to the farm.

At almost the exact same time, my father was planning to make big changes on the family farm and was looking for someone to run the show – so to speak. As they say, timing is everything! From this time on, I’ve been back on the farm in Breckinridge, Oklahoma.

Our first job was converting a wheat & stocker cattle operation into raising cattle for beef – and not just any beef – grass finished beef! I must say, this has proven to be a very rewarding turn in my life. As a child, I always loved animals, so it was natural that I would be with the cattle as my contribution to this new adventure.

Fast forward 13 years; BF Farms LLC, (Benkendorf Family Farms) is now a thriving business – and I’m doing what I love! Every morning, winter & summer, I get in either the truck or the Polaris & check on some 450 head of cattle located on 1,700 acres. For me, life can’t get any better!

Sure, there are some tough times. There is drought, there are below 0 days in winter, and there is death. But this is just living in nature and dealing with what you’re dealt. But I love it, being with nature, working with animals. I am SO lucky!

I have many stories to share with you, but these will come later. Today I just wanted to give you an overview of my life & how I got here.

Thanks for letting me share.

Kamie Benkendorf Sallee

A Tale of Two Women

July 11, 2025

We know that Big Pharma does not provide a path to a healthy lifestyle. Lately I’ve interviewed medical professionals who realize there’s a better way. Then I was shocked when one decided to go the opposite way! Read on!

First, Dr. Debbie, who is a dentist, left the “normal” role of providing pretty, straight white teeth, to concentrate on total body health. She says that most health issues start in the mouth where, over time, this can contribute to gut issues, heart issues & brain issues.

Just think about it. Most everything that enters our body starts in the mouth. I don’t know how many times I’ve heard her say, “Chew your food. Your teeth have a greater purpose than a pretty smile!” Gulping food and gut issues go hand-in-hand. Dr. Debbie recommends a simple saliva test that can reveal potential bacterial problems before they occur. The microbes in our mouth must be healthy & active. I personally recommend this test. Doug and I both have had our saliva tested.

Next, I must share an experience I recently had with a second medical professional – a nurse, one I’ve known for quite some time. If I wanted medical advice, I would always go to her, versus a physician. She was that good! Then something happened. She became involved with a group that practices mainstream medicine – one that addresses health issues with pills, injections, etc. Why? Money!! The corruption that goes on in conventional medicine is rampant, and money is the driver. Many health professionals are simply puppets to Big Pharma & hospital rules.

I’ve decided that if I need to see a physician, I will vet him/her. Yes, I want to know if they’re concerned about my health or their wallet! How about you? Would you vet your health professional?

Next, you’ll hear from Kamie, our daughter. She will share what a day on the farm looks like. You may be surprised!

June 14, 2025

Dealing With Drought

Weather patterns seem to be changing - more dry spells that seem to last longer. We were in a prolonged period of drought from August 2024 to February 2025. I don’t see these extreme weather patterns going away. So, how do we manage? Our team at BF Farms is making adjustments & planning ahead, just expecting drought from time to time.  

Ideally, we would like our beeves to be on green grasses year-round – yes, even during winter. Since this hasn’t been possible, we concentrate on quality hay to fill the gaps. These varieties include; rye grass, wheat grass, crabgrass, Sudan grass, teff grass, oat grass & alfalfa. We have learned that these grasses harvested at the right time for hay, can supply all the protein & carbohydrates required to produce your beef to choice grade. But the real kicker is our perennial pastures. Even when they’re dormant in winter, they still offer a rich source of minerals that contribute to the flavor & nutrition of your meat. Our Value Packages; 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 & whole beeves, continue in high demand.  

Understand that raising grass finished beef is not always easy, especially year-round. But we are doing it – which makes me very proud of our team at BF Farms who are making it happen! Just know that when we’re getting ample rain & everything is green, you’ll likely find us “dancing in the fields”! 

P.S.  Farm Time News will be expanding! In the future, you will also hear from Kamie sharing life on the farm, and from Jayne, who will share about nutrition & the health value.  

“Don’t squat with your spurs on.”

Doug