10/21/16 Iron Farms by Andrew D. Brosig
Read MoreOne group of the Griffin Ranch Brangus herd on pasture Friday at the ranch east of Kilgore. Griffin Ranch operator Paul Griffin and his neighbor, Danny Males, operate Iron Farms Meat Market, selling the beef and pork free of hormones or other additives. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
A pair of Brangus steers in the pasture on Friday at Griffin Ranch east of Kilgore; Now a purebred cross between Brahman and angus parents, the white faces indicate in infusion of Hereford genes in the bloodline, a desirable trait, rancher Paul Griffin said. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
David Barnett holds an empty feed bin as hogs scurry out of nesting areas in the trees on Friday at Iron Farms east of Kilgore. Most of sustenance for the hogs comes from grazing the pastures and through the trees for acorns, with some specially-manufactured supplement cubes fed daily. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP
A trio of piglets follow the sow to the feeding line Friday in one of the pastures at Iron Farms east of Kilgore. The little pigs will spend their lives grazing on pasture, instead of never seeing the light of day in a confinement operation, before being butchered for the table free of hormones and antibiotics. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP