About Us
Rigsby Ranchers
Brian and Laura are always looking for opportunities, and in 2010, when a local campground went up for auction, they were the lucky winners. The property needed work - cleanup, repairs, and
more - but it offered something they valued deeply: a place to call home, spend time together, and enjoy the outdoors with their dogs and growing family.
The ranch started humbly, with weekends turning into years of effort. It began with two horses and a few chickens. Then came six Scottish Highland heifers and, a couple of months later, “Thunder” the
bull - establishing the foundation of the Highland fold. Soon after, they were introduced to Jacob lambs, which have since become a thriving heritage flock.
Over time, Rigsby Ranch has become a family enterprise - a place where everyone contributes in their own way, making memories and working together to raise clean, nutrient-dense proteins. The guiding belief is simple: raise animals the way nature intended, steward the land responsibly, and provide wholesome
food for their own family and for others.
Today, the ranch continues to grow through hard work, intentional grazing, and a deep respect for the land.
Our Scottish Highland Cattle
Our cattle spend their entire lives roaming freely across large pastures, forested areas, and alongside a clean river. Highlands are naturally designed for a forage-based lifestyle, are gentle on the environment, and graze lightly. The way that they forage helps to maintain soil health, prevent erosion, and encourage plant diversity. Their slow-growing frame and double coat allow them to marble on grass alone, producing beef that is lean yet tender and rich in nutrients, with an old world depth of flavor.
What Makes Our Beef Different
- 100% Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished
- No Grain. No Feedlots. No Confinement. Ever.
- No Hormones or Antibiotics
- Ethical Animal Welfare
- Raised on Regenerative Pastures With Natural Shelter
- Low-Stress Lifestyle
Nutritional Benefits
Because Highlands thrive on diverse forage, the flavor and quality of our pastures show directly in the meat. Highland beef is lower in cholesterol and fat than conventional beef, yet still beautifully marbled with better omega-3 to omega-6 balance.
Our Jacob's Sheep
Jacob sheep are one of the world’s oldest and most distinctive heritage breeds. Ours thrive in our pasture-based system. They are rotated behind the cattle and horses, helping to clean up remaining forage and supporting pasture diversity. They graze pasture through the growing season and receive hay and alfalfa pellets in winter, with minerals as needed.
We do not use routine antibiotics or growth hormones.
Jacob meat is mild, tender, and naturally flavorful. It’s leaner than most commercial lamb thanks to their slower growing heritage genetics. Grass-fed lamb is high in Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E, and antioxidants.
Did You Know?
Their story reaches back thousands of years and is widely associated with Jacob tending Laban’s flocks in Genesis.
“So the flocks brought forth striped, speckled, and spotted.” — Genesis 30:39
“And Jacob separated the lambs…” — Genesis 30:40
It is from this account that the breed takes its name. While no modern breed can be genetically tied to the biblical flock, their piebald patterns and multi-horned genetics strongly resemble the sheep described in Scripture.