Piedmontese Beef

The world's healthiest and most nutritionally sound beef cattle, right in Central New York State.

B & B Ranch's pasture-raised, grass-fed beef cattle come from the Alps region of Northwest Italy, also known as the Piedmont region or province. Prized by celebrity chefs and industry experts for their exceptional qualities, nutritional attributes and the rich milk they produce, Piedmontese Beef cattle are famous world wide.

Piedmontese beef cattle are unique among beef breeds, specifically, for their double muscling — the result of a protein not found in other breeds. Having evolved over a good 25,000 years in the Italian Alps, they are ideally suited for pasture based, grass-fed beef farming operations.

The USDA has shown that there are significant differences in the quality of beef dervied from various cattle breeds and Piedmontese cattle consistently produce beef that is lean, tender, and low in cholesterol and calories, but rich in essential Omega 3 fatty acids.

Our own grass-fed beef is low in saturated and other “bad” fat and it actually contains two to six times more omega-3 essential fatty acids than other beef. These fatty acids play a vital role in your overall health and well-being. It's also rich in riboflavin, B-12, iron and zinc. The Piedmontese Myostatin gene creates more muscle development than other cattle breeds while at the same time providing the consistent tenderness of Piedmontese beef.

Meeting all USDA inspection standards, and also the rigid specifications of the Certified Piedmontese Beef Program is no easy task. The certified program is approved and audited by the USDA, and it guarantees that you get a consistent, nutritionally correct, tender and flavorful beef and dairy products.

You'll be surprised to know that according to the USDA at the MARC Center, Piedmontese Beef has less calories, fat, and cholesterol than roasted chicken. In addition, Research conducted by the USDA at the MARC Center compared eleven breeds of cattle. The results of these studies confirm that not only is Piedmontese beef genetically lower in fat than other breeds, it also has the lowest fat thickness, and the greatest tenderness of all the breeds in the study.

Central New York's source for prime, certified Piedmontese beef, B & B Ranch's premier product is unbelievably lean, healthy and nutritious. B & B Ranch is pleased to make our herd of beef cattle available exclusively to members of our Community Supported Agriculture program.