10/21/16 Iron Farms by Andrew D. Brosig

Iron Farms

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Iron Farms

Iron Farms

One 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

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

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

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

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

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP

Iron Farms

Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph via AP