Niman Ranch expands family farmer network to 700+ farms
Niman Ranch, producer of sustainably and humanely raised gourmet meats, acknowledged the milestone expansion of its network of independently owned U.S. farms and ranches, surpassing 700 farms.
To ensure the consistency of the Niman Ranch product, Niman Ranch’s sustainable farming protocols have become more rigorous since the company’s inception 39 years ago. Despite this fact, Niman Ranch has grown its network from 400 independently owned farms five years ago to 700 today — a 75 percent increase. The expansion has come with the addition of its cage-free egg program in 2010, which welcomed 26 egg farmers, and its East Coast hog program, in November 2011, which partnered with 20 new farms in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and New York.