Beverly was born and raised on a small dairy farm in rural Massachusetts. After graduation, she headed for the big city of Boston to make her fortune. Years later when her youngest child graduated from high school and was about to leave the nest, she visited her sister on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. She fell in love with the area and realized that her heart had never left the farm. She left her position as Customer Relations Manager with a consulting firm in Boston and purchased a small farm from an Amish family.
Futility Farms’ start cannot be labeled with a particular day, rather it was an evolution. The adventure began on August 2, 2001 when Beverly arrived in Wisconsin on her newly purchased Amish farm. People frequently ask, "How did you come up with the name Futility Farms?" There were many tasks that were tackled on the farm, which after completing, Bev would step back, put her hands on her hips and say, "That was an exercise in futility!" This phrase was used enough in humor that it eventually stuck, thus "Futility Farms".
Bev originally wanted to custom raise heifers, which is raising dairy heifer (female) calves for their parent farm and returning them to the farm when they are ready to produce milk. Having been away from the farm for many years, she decided to purchase and raise a couple of bull (male) calves to reacquaint herself with the process of raising calves. The price of heifer calves was significantly higher than bull calves, so the purchase of bull calves for the initial re-learning phase would be more feasible. She continued to purchase bull calves while spending most of her time refurbishing the farm and setting up systems. When the original two calves were ready to be butchered, the meat was sold to friends, who spoke so highly of it, she soon had a waiting list for beef.
All Futility Farms’ animals graze on grass in large, open pastures. Their diets are supplemented with grain -- free of any animal by-products. Growth hormones, implants, and other ‘garbage’ are NOT used. Antibiotics are used only as a last resort.
Bev currently has beef available every month of the year. She purchases calves only a few days old from local dairy farms and raises them in the most natural fashion possible. Once weaned, they are in pastures year round with shelter and water always available. They are grass/hay-fed and supplemented with grain for nutritional purposes. Futility Farms strives to provide tender, flavorful, top-quality beef raised in a comfortable, humane environment.
You can order by the half, quarter, or by the piece.
Back to TopFutility Farms
N5100 Webster Drive
Gilman, WI 54433
Phone: 715-447-5720
Fax: 715-447-5720
Cell: 715-550-5720
| Cut of Beef | Price per Pound |
|---|---|
| Briskets | $4.59 |
| Chuck roasts | $5.49 |
| Cube Steaks | $6.19 |
| Flank Steak | $6.99 |
| Flat Iron Steaks | $8.69 |
| Ground round | $5.19 |
| Hamburger 1# & 1.5# packages | $4.29 |
| Heart | $2.49 |
| Liver | $2.19 |
| New York Strip | $12.79 |
| Oxtails | $4.09 |
| Patties 1/4# & 1/3# | $4.89 |
| Porterhouse | $12.69 |
| Prime Rib Roasts | $12.69 |
| Rib Eye (boneless) | $12.69 |
| Round roasts | $5.89 |
| Round steaks | $5.89 |
| Rump roasts | $5.89 |
| Short ribs | $4.79 |
| Sirloin Steaks | $8.69 |
| Sirloin Tip Roasts | $8.69 |
| Skirt Steak | $6.99 |
| Soup Bones | $3.89 |
| Stew Meat | $4.89 |
| T-bone | $12.49 |
| Tenderloin | $16.39 |
| Tallow | $1.39 |
| Tongue | $2.99 |
| Cost on halves & quarters price includes all basic processing | $3.25 |
| Normal delivery charge | $40.00 |
Contact us to order, or for more information.
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