Our heart and our home.

As a youthful, innovative family backed by three generations of ranching tradition, the wide Alberta prairie is our heart and our home.

Our family ranch - Valley View Ranch - is located just 30 minutes east of Calgary on the #1 highway near the town of Strathmore, Alberta.

Our “Flying Heart” brand is a heritage brand from Rod's family in Alberta dating back to the early 1900’s. It represents pride in our past, and care for our animals, our environment and our future - and its serves as the perfect brand category for our naturally raised beef and other products.

We invite you to see photos and read more about our family's proud history.

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This land is our home and our livelihood.

We raise our cattle the old-fashioned way. We have a deep respect for our animals, and for the impact we have on our environment.

From preserving our native prairie pastures, to caring for the wildlife that share our home - these are priorites alongside the respectful and humane treatment of our cattle.

We are proud to be members of:

• Environmental Farm Plan Program
• Foothills Forage Association
• Verified Beef Production Program
• Prairie Wise Certified Ranch Program

We are also partners with:

• Ducks Unlimited Canada
• Pheasants Forever
• Crowfoot Creek Watershed

We are committed to life-long learning and growth.

In September 2010, we were proud to host Dylan Biggs at our ranch to present his low-stress cattle handling course. Our family had previously attended this 2-day course in 2009 and 2010, and we apply the techniques when working our herd.

For more information about this course, please visit his website at www.cattle-handling.com.