About Us

Hello, we are Ali and Gord the current stewards of A-C Ranch!

My (Ali’s) great grandfather purchased his first piece of land in 1900. We are proud to still live where the original homestead was settled and can actually see the original 1900 home from our front porch!

I have so many amazing memories of Sundays on the farm helping my grandfather with his duties, taking long drives down the lazy back roads and playing on the haystacks. I’m the 4th generation living on the ranch and currently raising our 2 girls as the 5th generation. I hope that by keeping the farm viable and thriving my daughters, nephews, and nieces will develop a similar love of living off the land.

Our cattle herd live their lives out on our pastures in the foothills of Millarville, AB. Try our beef and taste the difference!

We care for our animals as if they are family and know that a well-loved and cared for cow will result in a better product for you. There is no better place for a cow to enjoy their summers than here on the ranch. Sometimes it is hard for us to see the cattle go but we know that since we took great care of them and it is now their turn to nourish and take great care of us and our customers.

We want every family to not only enjoy high-quality, local beef but to know exactly where it came from and the people who produced it. We hope that through feeding families the highest-quality product possible, we can make a positive impact on the community as a whole.

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OUR FAVOURITE THINGS
Our daughters, Kaja and Anya, and our mini schnauzers, Rose and Lila.
My parents, Deb and Lloyd, we will forever be grateful to them for allowing us to live this dream!
Travelling, skiing and snowboarding
Being part of the Okotoks/ Millarville/ Black Diamond communities
Watching our daughters' basketball games 

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Our Ranch

We are so proud of our beautiful ranch and our gorgeous cows. Our cattle are our #1 priority and we truly believe that happier cows result in better tasting beef.

How we do things around here:

Our cattle are free to roam the hills and graze on grass from the moment they are born and we are always rotating them to ensure they have the highest quality grass possible in the summer and plenty of hay in the winter.
We provide the best quality calving shelters, clean corrals, pristine pastures and lots of bedding.

There is clean water throughout the farm as well as natural watering areas fed by fresh springs. Our fresh water system runs all year long.
We humanly handle our cattle keeping it as stress-free for them as it is for us.
We have smaller herd size ensuring that every animal gets the attention it deserves.
We use the same butcher every single time to ensure they get the best cut each time and even load and unload the cattle ourselves in order to make it as stress-free as possible.
After butchering we dry-hang them for 21 days resulting in a delicious, dry-aged flavour that you just can’t get from the grocery store. Our process adds more flavour, better taste and better texture.

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OUR VALUES

  Family

We believe that it is our duty to be stewards of the land, to keep it whole, operational and rooted in history and heritage. We not only want to share this legacy with our own family but also with our community and all the future generations to come. We believe in spending time with loved ones over a great meal, leaning on each other when times are tough and celebrating each other's successes.

Quality

We are devoted to the quality of our cattle and beef. We put the life and happiness of the cattle above all else resulting in a delicious, high-quality product every single time. The attention to detail and hard work that we put into their ranch is evident in their beef. Customers and butchers often comment on the amazing quality of what they receive. We value hard work and great service over profit and know that our customers will see that difference in order. We only produce meat that we would be proud to serve to our own girls.

  Community

Raised on old fashioned family values, we believe that with a community a single person can achieve so much more than if they were alone. We believe in lending a helping hand to your neighbour and making high-quality food accessible to everyone. We value supporting other members of the community by purchasing from small businesses and local producers and often feel as though we are just a small piece of a much bigger picture.

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