OUR IMPACT
A Force For A
Better Future
2025
WHAT IS IMPACT?
It's what happens when force changes the system around it. The force of a hoof pressing a seed into the soil; of a dollar spent on better meat; of an animal's life honored by how it's raised; of a rural community supported by a business that cares.
Real impact creates more life, more connection, and a force for good.
OUR IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
ACRES IMPACTED (AND COUNTING)
MEALS PROVIDED
GRASS-GRAZING & FREE-ROAMING ANIMALS
EMPLOYEES IMPACTED ACROSS PARTNERS
PARTNER RANCHES
PROCESSING PARTNERS
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ACRES POSITIVELY IMPACTED WITH OUR RANCHING PARTNERS:
3,758,831 ACRES
Why Measure Impact In Acreage?
A single teaspoon of soil can contain over one billion microorganisms — an extraordinary amount of life. Now, imagine what an entire acre can hold. From the soil beneath our feet, the plants that take root in it, the livestock that shape it, the wildlife that move through it, and the people that tend it — each acre is a living system made up of countless relationships.
HOW BIG IS 3.7M ACRES?*
WHY MEASURE IMPACT IN MEALS?
Because a meal is a moment – one that brings people together. It is where conversation, nourishment, and connection unfold. And all of those acres turn into a more nutrient-dense meal: tested to be full of vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats and free from over 300 harmful chemicals.
TOTAL MEALS*:
31,297,540
(over a 50% increase from the previous year!)
*meals measured in 4 oz portions
GRAMS OF PROTEIN: ~705,171,184
That's approximately 147 miles of our ribeyes
If you laid them out end to end
If you added up every mineral and vitamin in every pound of meat we sold last year, you'd have enough to...
Omega-3: 6,009,128 G
- (6,009 kg | or 13,247 lbs)
Sodium: 1,937,943,677 MG
- (1,937,944 g | or 4,272 lbs)
Vitamin A: 4,451,449 MG
- (Or about 10 lbs)
Vitamin E: 31,610,515 MG
- (31,611 g | or about 170 lbs)
Animals play an active role in the ecosystems they inhabit, beginning with the soil. Our standards ensure they are raised in ways that allow them to express their natural behaviors while contributing to the health of the land. In a healthy system, animals shape ecosystems, ecosystems nourish animals and people, and thoughtful human stewardship keeps that cycle in motion, connected, and improving.
111,729
bison, cattle, venison, elk, wild boar, and chickens
(over 3x last year's numbers!)
What does biodiversity really mean? It’s easy to think only about microbes in the soil or the number of plant species in a pasture, but biodiversity is broader than that. It includes every form of life within an ecosystem — plants, animals, insects, worms, microorganisms, and people — all interacting and shaping the land together.
OUR RANCHES ARE HOME TO WELL OVER 1000 WILDLIFE SPECIES.
Here are some of them:
BALD EAGLE, QUAIL, ROBINS, HAWKS, GRASSLAND OWLS, WOODPECKERS, HUMMINGBIRDS, CRANES, BELLBIRDS, MAGPIES, SANDHILL CRANES, SKINKS, COYOTES, WOLF, BLACK BEAR, GRIZZLY BEAR, BOBCATS, ELK, MULE DEER, PRAIRIE DOGS, SHEEP, GOAT, PHEASANT, ANTELOPE, RABBITS, TURKEY, PRONGHORN, BEAVERS, AXIS DEER, ORYX, BLACKBUCK, AOUDAD, MOUNTAIN LION TO NAME A FEW!!
CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT:
40+
Regeneration isn’t only about the environmental impact of food — it’s also about building healthy relationships throughout the food system and strengthening the communities connected to it. At Force of Nature, our partners are part of our ecosystem — from the ranchers who raise the animals, to the processors who cut the meat, to the people who pack and deliver it to you.
THESE SHARED STANDARDS MAKE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE POSSIBLE AT SCALE.
Our domestic purchasing has grown every year, more than doubling our beef purchases in the past year alone.
FON = Force of Nature Direct Processing Partners
RANCHES SUPPORTING OVER 1700 EMPLOYEES IN 20 STATES AND 4 COUNTRIES
PROCESSORS, BUTCHERS, MEATBALL MAKERS – SUPPORTING OVER 3,700 EMPLOYEES
We work with ranchers both domestically and internationally because we believe strong relationships are how regenerative agriculture scales to address global challenges. Make no mistake, we are dedicated to growing our domestic partnerships while also standing beside communities abroad who share the same commitment to land and animals.
“THE SOIL IS THE GREAT CONNECTOR OF LIVES,
THE SOURCE AND DESTINATION OF ALL.
IT IS THE HEALER AND RESTORER AND RESURRECTOR,
BY WHICH DISEASE PASSES INTO HEALTH,
AGE INTO YOUTH, DEATH INTO LIFE.
WITHOUT PROPER CARE FOR IT WE CAN HAVE NO COMMUNITY,
BECAUSE WITHOUT PROPER CARE FOR IT WE CAN HAVE NO LIFE.”
WENDELL BERRY