Pittsburgher Highland Beef Inc. has been raising highland cattle in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania since 2008, with its operation located about 45 minutes outside Pittsburgh. Owner Mark Harvey Smith came to ranching after a career in real estate, bringing a focus on sustainable land stewardship to what he describes as a long-held goal of producing quality cattle in a regenerative environment.
The farm is a member of the American Highland Cattle Association and holds certification through the association's Quality Highland Beef program. Cattle are raised on a strict 100% grass-and-forage diet with no growth promotants or antibiotics, meeting the standards of a naturally raised program. Anyone searching for highland cattle for sale in Pennsylvania will find a program that emphasizes animal temperament as much as husbandry — the team actively culls animals that show flighty behavior and credits consistent, attentive feeding as the foundation of a calm herd.
The land itself is a meaningful part of the story. The farm occupies formerly strip-mined acreage in the Laurel Highlands, and the highland herd has played a direct role in clearing invasive brush and restoring pasture quality over the years. Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has used the property to study how rotational grazing improves soil health on that kind of reclaimed land, and the farm works with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture on creek-side conservation as well.
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