Delaware
Discover local Delaware recipes, flavors and meet members of the beef community.
Meet Delaware Farmers: Chris and Karen Breeding
Meet Delaware cattle farmers, Chris, Karen and their daughter Quinn Breeding of Tomahawk Cattle Company. The Breeding family is 3rd and 4th generation cattle farmers. They take pride in continuing a legacy of cattle farming on the family's Century Farm. The Breeding’s pride themselves in producing high quality beef from farm to table, while maintaining a cow herd, producing grains, and offering quality freezer beef for their family and customers. The Breeding’s strive to produce their beef using sustainable agriculture practices and good environmental stewardship by implementing no-till crop production, the use of cover crops, rotational grazing, and nutrient management best practices.
popular delaware-inspired recipes
CAESAR BEEF STEAK WITH CHUNKY OLIVE TAPENADE
Love Caesar Salad? Try this Skirt Steak recipe for a homespun take on these classic flavors.
CLASSIC BEEF SURF & TURF
For an intimate dinner with close friends or family, serve this show stopping dinner with beef Tenderloin Steaks and your favorite seafood. Everyone at your table will think they are dining at a high-end restaurant.
Delaware Fact
Livestock and related products account for 79% of Delaware’s farm income. In fact, Sussex County is the top Broiler producing county in the United States.
Discover More State Stories
See how beef farmers and ranchers around the country are implementing land-saving, wildlife-preserving, and award-winning environmental efforts.
beef sustainability
cattlemen and the environment
Today beef is produced using fewer resources than ever before. But conservation is never complete; ranchers work hard to feed a growing population, while, at the same time, reduce water use, care for the land, and protect the environment.
Northeast BEef Promotion Initiative
Learn more about the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative and the work they do in the Northeast Region.