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Great Range 90/10 Ground Bison
90/10 grain-finished ground bison from Great Range’s U.S. and Canadian ranch network. Pictured processing: Henderson, Colorado.
Feed
Grain before harvestGMO feed
Permitted by policyProcessing treatments
5 named treatmentsOutdoor access
Pasture raisedSourcing region
U.S. and Canadian ranch networkA CLOSER LOOK
The food facts.
Origin & producer
Brush, Colorado, United States (dated source)
Slaughtered in · Brush, Colorado, United States (dated source)
Brush supplies Henderson under the December 2024 guarantee and January 2026 audit; emergency sourcing may differ. The pictured pack identifies Henderson EST. 20247 for cutting, grinding and packing, not an individual slaughter lot.
Sources and qualifications
No actual received lot, current farm certificate or complete preparation/processing specification.
Whole exact Target report, actual pictured front/rear and retained Great Range programme sources
Checked 2026-10-17
Processed in · Henderson, Colorado, United States (dated source)
EST. 20247 on the pictured one-pound ground-bison pack identifies Henderson, Colorado processing and packing. It does not identify the supplying ranch or slaughter lot. Undated package image; current lots may differ.
Sources and qualifications
No actual received lot, current farm certificate or complete preparation/processing specification.
Whole exact Target report, actual pictured front/rear and retained Great Range programme sources
Exact Target ground-bison front
Exact Target ground-bison rear
Checked 2026-10-17
Brand · Great Range Bison
Great Range Bison
Brand owner · Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC (dated source)
Henderson is identified on the package; Brush is the slaughter supplier in 2024–2026 facility records.
Processor · Rocky Mountain Natural Meats — Henderson / Brush Meat Processors — Brush (dated source)
Henderson is identified on the package; Brush is the slaughter supplier in 2024–2026 facility records.
Brand ranch partners · Beldon, Black Kettle, Land Link; Slim Buttes (2024)
Published partners include Beldon (Saskatchewan), Black Kettle (Kansas) and Land Link (Alberta). Slim Buttes reported deliveries in 2024. These are network relationships, not the ranch supplying this package.
Sources and qualifications
This describes the published program; the particular package is not traced to an individual farm or lot.
Published producer program
Limpert/SlimButtes family delivery account, September2024
Checked 2026-10-15
Sourcing region · U.S. and Canadian ranch network
Great Range sources from U.S. and Canadian ranches. Target lists Product of USA without birth or raising details; that claim does not identify this pack’s ranch or establish U.S. birth and raising.
Sources and qualifications
No actual current lot, farm allocation, independent worker-cause determination or food test.
Reviewed exact Target report and retained named public sources
Exact Target origin declaration
Checked 2026-10-17
Sources and notes
Undated package image; current lots may differ. Brush supplies Henderson under the December 2024 guarantee and January 2026 audit; emergency sourcing may differ. Henderson is identified on the package; Brush is the slaughter supplier in 2024–2026 facility records.
Feed
No animal by-products
Feed exclusions · No animal by-products
No animal by-products
Feed · Grain before harvest
Pasture forage and hay, with grain added before harvest. Grain types vary by ranch; the exact ration and finishing duration for this pack are unconfirmed.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC
Sources and qualifications
Grain finishing can shift bison meat toward a higher omega-6-to-omega-3 fat ratio than grass finishing.
The company describes consistency and flavor as reasons for grain feeding.
The study measured bison striploin composition, not this product or human health outcomes. Feed and growing conditions affect the result.
Published company program.
Great Range feeding FAQ — What are your Bison fed? / grain-fed or grass-fed?
Bison finishing and fatty acids — 2023 study — Table 5 and discussion: fatty acid profiles; pasture vs 146-day concentrate finishing
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GMO feed · Permitted by policy
GMO grain is allowed, though some ranchers use non-GMO grain.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC
Sources and qualifications
A feed-sourcing concern: the program allows genetically modified crops.
Sources and notes
Package claims and the manufacturer’s supplier requirement exclude animal by-products in feed.
How it's raised
Pasture raised
Pasture access · Pasture raised
Pasture-raised before finishing under Great Range’s programme. Outdoor access during grain finishing is not established.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC
Sources and qualifications
Pasture access gives the bison opportunities to graze and move outdoors.
No package-specific stocking density or finishing-enclosure record is available.
The animals have pasture access, but the program does not confirm year-round access through finishing for this meat.
Minimal handling; no castration, dehorning or branding
Minimal handling, with no castration, dehorning or branding under Great Range’s programme. These are husbandry commitments; current ranch audit results for this package are unavailable.
Sources and qualifications
No independent ranch audit or individual animal husbandry record was inspected.
Breeding-herd lifetime pasture language does not establish pasture finishing for meat animals.
Great Range published husbandry FAQ
Great Range husbandry, breeding and harvest FAQ
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Natural breeding; harvest at 24–30 months
Natural breeding, without artificial insemination or embryo transfer. Great Range gives a typical harvest age of 24–30 months; the age and breeding records for this package’s animals are undisclosed.
Sources and qualifications
No independent ranch audit or individual animal husbandry record was inspected.
Breeding-herd lifetime pasture language does not establish pasture finishing for meat animals.
Great Range published husbandry FAQ
Great Range husbandry, breeding and harvest FAQ
Checked 2026-10-15
Sources and notes
Great Range describes rotational pasture grazing; finishing-enclosure details vary and are not established for this package. Pasture access is described; the timing of outdoor access during finishing is not established. Pasture before finishing; this does not establish lifetime pasture or the finishing enclosure.
Antibiotics & hormones
No antibiotics
No antibiotics
No antibiotics.
Sources and qualifications
We favor supply that excludes antibiotic-treated animals while allowing sick animals to receive care.
No added hormones
No added growth hormones.
Sources and qualifications
We favor animals raised without added growth hormones.
Sources and notes
Great Range no-antibiotics-ever programme and pictured raised-without-antibiotics claim. Pictured no-added-hormones claim; its footnote states the federal bison-hormone prohibition.
Processing
Never frozen
Freezing history · Never frozen
Never frozen under Great Range’s fresh-line programme. The pictured ground-bison pack says keep refrigerated; its actual transport-temperature and freeze/thaw history are not shown.
Sources and qualifications
No actual received lot, current farm certificate or complete preparation/processing specification.
Whole exact Target report, actual pictured front/rear and retained Great Range programme sources
GreatRange ground-bison product
Checked 2026-10-17
No added solution
No deliberately added water-based solution.
Sources and qualifications
We favor meat without deliberately added solution.
Carcass treatment · Rinse & Chill
Post-slaughter vascular rinse, separate from finished-meat solution injection. A published bison formula names glucose, maltose and polyphosphates in water. RMNM’s 2025 programme account does not establish this pack’s actual recipe or retained amounts.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats LLC
Sources and qualifications
Current RMNM commercial formula, execution and retained amounts are unverified.
Provider generic water/sugar/electrolyte description is not an exact current recipe for this package.
Retained RMNM/provider accounts, including the July 28, 2025 account; reviewed September 24, 2026.
MPSC RMNM case study — July 28, 2025
Published bison rinse formulation; not current commercial recipe
Checked 2026-10-17
Processing treatments · 5 named treatments
5 named treatments
Bromine · Brush slaughter wash (2024)
Bromine wash at Brush slaughter, documented in RMNM’s December 2024 programme. It is used to reduce microbial contamination; current package execution and concentration are unconfirmed.
Brush Meat Processors slaughter plant
Sources and qualifications
Concentrations, current lot execution and the complete treatment list are not established.
Retained December 2024 manufacturer guarantee and January 2026 Henderson audit; source dates and original practice review retained.
Checked 2026-10-15
Hot water · Brush hot-water wash (2024)
Hot-water wash at Brush slaughter, identified as a critical food-safety control in RMNM’s December 2024 programme. The record does not establish this package’s actual time or temperature.
Brush Meat Processors slaughter plant
Sources and qualifications
Concentrations, current lot execution and the complete treatment list are not established.
Retained December 2024 manufacturer guarantee and January 2026 Henderson audit; source dates and original practice review retained.
Checked 2026-10-15
Lactic acid · Brush and Henderson washes (2024)
Lactic-acid washes at Brush slaughter and on incoming carcasses at Henderson, documented in RMNM’s December 2024 programme. Used to reduce microbial contamination; current concentration and package execution are unconfirmed.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Henderson plant
Sources and qualifications
Concentrations, current lot execution and the complete treatment list are not established.
Retained December 2024 manufacturer guarantee and January 2026 Henderson audit; source dates and original practice review retained.
Checked 2026-10-15
Peracetic acid (PAA) · Henderson meat and trim wash (2024/2026)
Peracetic-acid wash for meat cuts and trimmings at Henderson, documented in the December 2024 guarantee and January 2026 audit. Used to reduce microbial contamination; the exact formulation and current package execution are unconfirmed.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Henderson plant
Sources and qualifications
Stabilizer residues: Some PAA blends contain HEDP, which can remain on meat. Worker exposure: PAA mist and vapor can irritate eyes, skin and airways. Bacterial tolerance: Repeated sublethal exposure increased PAA tolerance in some Listeria strains in lab tests. Hygiene concerns: In the poultry-wash debate, consumer group BEUC warned that chemical washes could replace efforts to prevent contamination.
PAA use is established for the stated program or facility scope; these general concern sources do not identify this product’s wash formula or measure its residues.
HEDP occurs in some formulations, not all. The cited EFSA poultry assessment found no toxicity concern at the exposures assessed and did not expect measurable lipid peroxidation.
Worker irritation concerns chemical contact and inhalation. No injury or unsafe exposure at this product’s processor is established.
The bacterial-tolerance study used repeated sublethal exposure in laboratory broth, not a commercial carcass wash or this product. It does not establish antibiotic-resistant infection in shoppers.
BEUC’s 2014 position concerns poultry-decontamination policy. Its warning is not evidence of poor hygiene at this product’s processor.
Retained December 2024 manufacturer guarantee and January 2026 Henderson audit; source dates and original practice review retained.
PAA formulations — USDA technical review — Composition and stabilizers; general chemistry, not this product’s wash formula
PAA and HEDP assessment — EFSA, 2014 — Summary and toxicological safety; poultry exposure scenarios
Worker exposure — NIOSH — March 2017 background: eye, respiratory-tract and skin irritation
PAA adaptation in Listeria — 2025 laboratory study — Sections 2.4, 3.3 and Table 3; repeated sublethal exposure, not carcass treatment
Hygiene concerns — BEUC’s 2014 poultry position — Pages 2, 4 and 11: attributed concern about reliance on chemical washes
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Lauric arginate · Henderson meat wash (2024/2026)
Lauric-arginate wash at Henderson, documented in the December 2024 guarantee and January 2026 audit. Used to reduce microbial contamination; current concentration and package execution are unconfirmed.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Henderson plant
Sources and qualifications
Concentrations, current lot execution and the complete treatment list are not established.
Retained December 2024 manufacturer guarantee and January 2026 Henderson audit; source dates and original practice review retained.
Checked 2026-10-15
Sources and qualifications
The full treatment list is not established.
Henderson worker records · Seven reported work injuries (2025)
Henderson reported seven work injuries in 2025, including blade/knife and lifting tasks. A separate machine-guarding case records abatement and April 2026 closure. These worker records do not establish a food defect.
Rocky Mountain Natural Meats Henderson plant
Sources and qualifications
No actual current lot, farm allocation, independent worker-cause determination or food test.
Reviewed exact Target report and retained named public sources
OSHA employer-submitted2025 data
Separate OSHA machine-guarding case
Checked 2026-10-17
Sources and notes
Great Range says nothing is added to its plain bison products. Carcass processing aids are separate. Brush/Henderson facility records from December 2024 and January 2026 name these interventions. Stages differ; current lots and full treatment lists may vary.
Ingredients
Bison
Ingredients · Bison
90% lean/10% fat ground bison in a 16 oz pack. Bison is the brand’s sole-ingredient claim; the pictured rear has no separate ingredient list. Upstream processing aids remain separately disclosed.
Sources and qualifications
We favor plain meat, with salt and water a lesser match.
No actual received lot, current farm certificate or complete preparation/processing specification.
Whole exact Target report, actual pictured front/rear and retained Great Range programme sources
Checked 2026-10-17
Sources and notes
Great Range’s brand-wide single-ingredient statement; processing aids are a separate question.
Certifications
National Bison Association restoration partner
Bison restoration partnership · National Bison Association restoration partner
Great Range is listed as a National Bison Association restoration partner. The programme promotes herd growth through consumer demand; the package seal does not establish a per-pack contribution or measured restoration outcome.
Sources and qualifications
No actual current lot, farm allocation, independent worker-cause determination or food test.
Reviewed exact Target report and retained named public sources
National Bison Association partners
Checked 2026-10-17
An unknown answer does not mean “none.” Check your package for current details.
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