Black Diamond Ranch, LLC

Producer of All-Natural, Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished Beef

Located in Maggie, Virginia, Black Diamond Ranch, LLC, is a family-owned and operated cattle ranch producing all-natural grass-fed beef since 2009.

We are surrounded by national forest in Craig County, which is part of the pristine Appalachian Mountain region known as Virginia’s Western Highlands. Our ranch runs adjacent to Johns Creek, and sits between Seven Mile Mountain and Johns Creek Mountain. We are an hour from downtown Roanoke, and 30 minutes to Blacksburg. In addition to more than 120 acres at the Black Diamond Ranch, we lease an additional 200 for hay production.

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Our owner, Steve Bartlett, is a retired Navy Captain and Vietnam veteran with more than 30 years of honorable service to our nation.

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Our healthy herd consists of Red Devon and Black Angus cattle. They have a constant supply of sunshine and fresh mountain air, and are watered by a spring-fed, gravity-powered irrigation system designed by our owner himself.

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Healthy, Grass-Fed Beef

To deliver the best meat products possible, we make sure that our herd is solely grass-fed and finished. The bovine stomach is equipped to consume grass, not the grain-heavy diet of modern cattle. Grain-fed beef that you typically buy in chain grocery stores can have more than 50% total fat, most of which is saturated fat, the far less healthy variety. Meanwhile, grass-fed beef usually has less than 10% of saturated fat.

A grass diet also enhances the flavor profile of the beef, granting it an earthier, lighter flavor. Connoisseurs of beef agree that nothing beats the taste and texture of beef from cattle raised on an all-grass diet. Once you bite into a burger or steak from our ranch, you’ll never be able to go back to grain-fed beef. Taste the difference for yourself today.

No Chemicals, Just Great Taste

You don’t have to worry about exposing your family to dangerous chemicals when they eat our premium beef cuts. Our cattle are USDA-inspected, free of hormones, antibiotics, herbicides, pesticides, and steroids. We also rotate our beef cattle daily to new paddocks on our cattle ranch, giving them access to a clean pasture with fresh grass. All this special care is well worth it because it produces happier and healthier cattle.

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Phone:

(540) 765-9755 - Calling is the best way to reach us. Leave a voicemail with your question, name, and callback number. Texting works too!

Additional Phone:

(540) 864-6692 - Ranch

Email:
info@theblackdiamondranch.com

Hours of Operation:
If the sun's up, we're up - call or text us.

Service Area:
Delivery to the local area, including Blacksburg, Roanoke, and more.

Our products are available in-store at the Super Val-U in Newport and the Emporium in New Castle.

Contact Us

Interested in learning more about our ranch? Contact us to get in touch or purchase beef from us.

Contact Form:

Interested in meeting with Steve or visiting the ranch?

Steve will get back to you as soon as possible. In the “Add any special requests” section, please leave your reason for wanting to visit.

We ask you to be mindful of the fact that your selected date and time may not be guaranteed, as life on the ranch can be very busy and plans are always changing.

If you have any further questions or requests that don’t require a visit, please see our “Contact Us” page to directly get in touch with Steve.

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A group of black cows in a grassy field under a blue sky with white clouds, with a wooden fence in the foreground and green trees and hills in the background.
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