Amy Hay
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Podcast Appearances
To the point where I was, I kind of joke and say, I was handing out my phone number like candy and I would have hour or two hour long phone calls with someone in Oregon and someone in Ohio and someone in Montana to the point where I said to my husband, maybe I should do something with this. And this was in 2022, like November, 2022, I was like, I should do something with this.
Like we could help so many farmers do this and it be affordable. Like it's not going to cost $18,000. Um, and that's when sell beef direct was born. So we launched in January, 2023 and it's changed a lot since then, but it's doing pretty well.
Like we could help so many farmers do this and it be affordable. Like it's not going to cost $18,000. Um, and that's when sell beef direct was born. So we launched in January, 2023 and it's changed a lot since then, but it's doing pretty well.
Like we could help so many farmers do this and it be affordable. Like it's not going to cost $18,000. Um, and that's when sell beef direct was born. So we launched in January, 2023 and it's changed a lot since then, but it's doing pretty well.
We don't sell individual cuts. And I actually warn my students, like the farmers I work with, I mean, if that's something they really want to do, fine. But it's hard work because it's inventory. Like, you would have to itemize every single item in a carcass and upload it to a website and then find that item and ship it or, and it's too much like hard work.
We don't sell individual cuts. And I actually warn my students, like the farmers I work with, I mean, if that's something they really want to do, fine. But it's hard work because it's inventory. Like, you would have to itemize every single item in a carcass and upload it to a website and then find that item and ship it or, and it's too much like hard work.
We don't sell individual cuts. And I actually warn my students, like the farmers I work with, I mean, if that's something they really want to do, fine. But it's hard work because it's inventory. Like, you would have to itemize every single item in a carcass and upload it to a website and then find that item and ship it or, and it's too much like hard work.
So we sell quarter size and whole and we, our ranch, we do packs that we have a 10 pounds of ground and we have, you know, like a steak pack or a steak and ground pack, but we don't sell in, no, you can't just go online and order a steak.
So we sell quarter size and whole and we, our ranch, we do packs that we have a 10 pounds of ground and we have, you know, like a steak pack or a steak and ground pack, but we don't sell in, no, you can't just go online and order a steak.
So we sell quarter size and whole and we, our ranch, we do packs that we have a 10 pounds of ground and we have, you know, like a steak pack or a steak and ground pack, but we don't sell in, no, you can't just go online and order a steak.
It doesn't work for us.
It doesn't work for us.
It doesn't work for us.
So something that I kind of speak about a lot on my social media is we are pretty remote and our neighbors and our local area are not our customers because everyone has an uncle who has a steer and gives them a side for Christmas or they have – a couple of acres and they take, you know, a couple of yearlings a year to finish and they keep one and sell one. So my local area is not my customer base.
So something that I kind of speak about a lot on my social media is we are pretty remote and our neighbors and our local area are not our customers because everyone has an uncle who has a steer and gives them a side for Christmas or they have – a couple of acres and they take, you know, a couple of yearlings a year to finish and they keep one and sell one. So my local area is not my customer base.
So something that I kind of speak about a lot on my social media is we are pretty remote and our neighbors and our local area are not our customers because everyone has an uncle who has a steer and gives them a side for Christmas or they have – a couple of acres and they take, you know, a couple of yearlings a year to finish and they keep one and sell one. So my local area is not my customer base.
So we actually drive five hours away to deliver our beef.
So we actually drive five hours away to deliver our beef.
So we actually drive five hours away to deliver our beef.
My husband does. Yeah. That's just what works for us. But we go once a month. Yeah.