Montana cowgirl starts meat company, highlights the western way of life

Morgan Rose
Dec 20, 2021
Dec 20, 2021

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Jamie Stoltzfus

Cowgirl Meat Co. specializes in offering two-year-old grass-finished beef.

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Morgan Rose

Jamie Stoltzfus admits she has always had a love for the western lifestyle. It was once she got married, moved to Montana, and began working on a ranch alongside her husband that she finally got to live out her love for the western traditions through ranching.

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