November 2012
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try to put an emphasis on making sure every-
body is happy. We make sure everybody has
an exceptional experience,” she says.
Since NebraskaBison.com employs
only a handful of staff, some of their work
is outsourced to their USDA packing plant
in Hastings. There, they process the animals,
and at the Crystal Creek Logistics fulfill-
ment center in Ferndale, they prepare and
ship the bison.
The small staff environment at the
company makes for a close and well-oiled
corporate culture, where “everything is run
by everybody,” Tamerius says. “It’s a close at-
mosphere. Eventually we will grow, but right
now it’s just the three of us and we all know
everything that is going on.”
LEAN AND HEART
HEALTHY
At NebraskaBison.com, they only use the
highest quality of bison meat. While a large
portion of their bison is homegrown, some
of the young calves are purchased elsewhere
and brought to their ranch for development.
“
They kind of come from all over through-
out the Midwest primarily, but there are also
partner ranches that we purchased our calves
from on an annual basis,” he says. “We try to
raise as many of them as possible ourselves.”