Terrace Ridge Farm

Terrace Ridge Farm, located between Vass and Carthage, NC, is family-owned and operated by Michael, Carol, Matthew, and Garin Parker. We specialize in producing high-quality, pasture-raised farm-to-freezer finished beef and coastal bermuda horse hay and hay for cows, and goats.

To produce high-quality beef, the first step is to raise high-quality cows. That's why we always start with excellent breeds of beef cattle, such as Angus, Hereford, Wagyu, and Charolais, hand selected from producers who share the same philosophy we do. To become Terrace Ridge beef, these cattle are "finished" using grass, hay, and a special feed developed right here at Terrace Ridge Farm to maximize flavor, marbling and tenderness. 100% grass-fed beef is available as well. At Terrace Ridge Farm, it is about choice - YOU choose what's best for your family!

We do NOT needlessly feed our cattle antibiotics or medicated feeds. We do NOT implant our cattle with growth hormones. We do NOT confine our cattle to feedlots or feed them a high-grain diet to pack on the fat just before slaughter. Our beef is NOT laced with preservatives. We feed our cattle a sensible diet, treat them humanely, and tend to them if they get sick. That's how we make Terrace Ridge Farm beef as natural as we can make it!

"Finishing" is a process in which we feed our cows a varied diet to bring them to the perfect size and weight to make the best beef at slaughter. Simply put, finished beef is better beef. Today, many producers are butchering smaller cows, in the 800-900 lb range, due to the pressure on the market to produce more beef quicker. But quality cannot be rushed. Terrace Ridge Farm monitors our beef to bring our beef to their best "finished" weight, usually 1,000-1,300 lbs. Finishing beef this way means we bring our cows to their full potential - producing better marbling and a better flavor profile. This is why Terrace Ridge Farm beef cows will dress out between 55% and 63% of their live weight and then yield 65%-75% of the dressed weight. This means more and better beef for you!