The Herd

RAISED RIGHT FROM THE GROUND UP

— HOW THEY’RE RAISED —

These cattle don't just live on the land.
They restore it.

Grazing Wilson's diverse prairie grasses — rested, rotated, never stripped — they roam pastures that have been building biology for 25 years. Their movement reduces weeds. Their manure feeds the soil. The soil feeds the crops. The crops feed the cattle.

Non-implanted. Never rushed. Slow-finished the way animals were meant to be.

Winter cattle feeding at Wilson Grains
No Shortcuts
Non-Implanted

No growth hormones. No implants. Ever. These cattle grow at their own pace — on their own biology, on their own land. The Wilson family has never taken shortcuts with their animals, and they don't intend to start.

Cattle grazing rolling green pasture at Wilson Grains
Fed by Biology
Biology-Fed

These cattle graze the same land that Wilson Grains biology program has been building for 15 years. They eat what that soil grows. Diverse prairie grasses. Biology-enhanced barley finishing at 14% protein and high-70s TDN — roughly 30% above conventional feed. What the land produces, the animal reflects.

Cattle on pasture at sunset at Wilson Grains
No Rush
Slow-Finished

Wilson Grains cattle finish slowly, on-farm. No commodity timeline. No feedlot pressure. The animal's quality reflects the land's quality — and this land has been tended carefully for a very long time. Good things take time. These animals are proof of that.

Featured Food

Between the town Swift Current and Grasslands, there is a little village with less than 100 people,

Cadillac, SK

It was the perfect center point for local farmers and their families to meet and eat.

And the meat… at The Cadillac Tavern, was supplied for it’s final few years by Wilson’s.

Locals fell in love with the succulent, rich, and flavorful steaks and beef-centered dishes.

So much so, Wilson’s started providing directly to their neighbors!

A red grain elevator with the words 'Saskatchewan Cadillac' on it, flanked by two silver silos, in a rural area under a partly cloudy blue sky, with a train track and a blue truck with a trailer in the background.
A red grain elevator with the words 'Saskatchewan Cadillac' on it, flanked by two silver silos, in a rural area under a partly cloudy blue sky, with a train track and a blue truck with a trailer in the background.

“Mommy! This steak is soooo Juicy! I want to just suck on it!”

-Local Little Lucy, age 5

“Oh wow… honey, why can’t we get our beef to taste like this!”

-The neighbor farm’s wife, age … old enough to taste the difference!

A man sitting on a chair outside a building with a couple of chairs next to him, the building has steps leading up to a door with an 'Open' sign in a window, and another window above the door.

We just want to feed everybody, like we feed our family.

-Dexter

A two-story beige and yellow building with a sign that reads Cadillac Hotel, with a small entrance porch, several chairs outside, and a clear blue sky in the background.

Photos (Cadillac Tavern & Cadilliac Hotel) Courtesy of the Beer Parlour Project

Frequently Asked Questions

A cow standing in a grassy field under a blue sky with some clouds.