Saskatchewan Snow Beef is the highest quality beef you will find bred, born, and raised in Saskatchewan. The deep, rich taste and tender texture is the product of great genetics and a specialized, extra aged feeding program. Snow Beef is the result of cross breeding full blood Wagyu males with Holstein females. Much like a fine wine; when given the proper care and diet, the Snow Beef genetics develop superior marbling and flavour. The culmination of these efforts is the best beef you can get in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan Snow Beef is produced by the Crosbie family, a fourth generation Saskatchewan farm in the Caron area. Since the 1920’s the Crosbie family has raised dairy and beef cattle. The goal of the farm has always been simple: take care of your cattle, land, family, and community and they will all give you back a blessed life.

The idea behind Saskatchewan Snow Beef began in 2014. The Crosbie family was the only Saskatchewan herd to receive the ‘Herd of Excellence’ award from Holstein Canada. This award recognizes the top herds in the country which attain the most lifetime production from their dairy cattle. More longevity and new technologies in sexed female semen (used via artificial insemination) has resulted in less demand for replacement heifers to fulfill the milking quota. The cows still need to calve regularly to remain productive, but with less demand for Holstein females, they began looking for a beef breed to crossbreed with the cows. The search led them to the Wagyu breed.

The Wagyu breed has become world renown amongst foodies and chefs alike. The Wagyu breed originates from Japan. The highly marbled beef is the result of hundreds of years of genetics that was stumbled upon accidentally.  Centuries ago, cattle were not eaten in Japan but rather used as working animals in place of Oxen or Horses. This resulted in the Japanese cattle to look very different from Western breeds. When the decree was lifted and they began to eat beef, a treasure in Japanese beef was discovered. Wagyu cattle were exported from Japan for a short time in the 1990’s. Wagyu genetics were designated as a national treasure in 1997, ending the export of all genetics outside the country. Thus, all genetics outside of Japan trace to the few that were exported.

Both the Holstein and Wagyu breed share characteristics that differ from traditional western beef breeds. Both breeds were designed to be working animals rather than having capabilities of gaining muscle and fat quickly. Both breeds are pure and have been line bred for many generations to achieve the best quality milk and beef possible. In animal breeding when crossing two pure genetic lines the resulting offspring gain hybrid vigor. Crossing full blood Wagyu males on our purebred Holstein females led to the birth of Saskatchewan Snow Beef.