Stephen Brass
Fourth-generation farmer from northern Illinois who transitioned his family operation from conventional row cropping to a regenerative, rotationally grazed grass-fed beef enterprise and direct-to-consumer sales.
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Apr 8, 2026 • 1h 35min
Grain to Grass: Breaking the 4th Gen Cycle – Epi-3830
Stephen Brass, a fourth-generation Illinois farmer who swapped row crops for regenerative, rotationally grazed grass-fed beef and direct sales. He shares why he left chemical-dependent grain farming, how he rebuilt soil with grazing and perennial pastures, the nuts and bolts of daily moves, fencing and water systems, and practical approaches to marketing, direct-to-consumer sales and scaling a low-input family operation.
