Finally, Niman walked away, heading back to focus on the ranch where he has lived since the 1970s. Nicolette, 22 years his junior and a devout vegetarian, was there to comfort him.

Niman Ranch is a community of over 600 independent family farmers and ranchers who raise pork, beef and lamb traditionally, humanely and sustainably to deliver the Finest-Tasting Meat in the World®.

Niman Ranch’s grand finale was a five-course pork dinner, with influences ranging from soul food to Mexican cuisine to Indian cooking and more.

Niman Ranch welcomed numerous luminaries including celebrated author and activist Michael Pollan, best known for his groundbreaking book The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and animal welfare expert Dr ...

Bill Niman at his cattle ranch on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, in Bolinas, Calif. Niman, founder of Niman Ranch, has sold his grass-fed beef company, BN Ranch, to meal kit delivery company Blue Apron.

Niman and his company, Niman Ranch, have almost single-handedly changed the face of the meat trade for consumers in America. They have also changed it for many farmers, and North Carolina farmers ...

Niman Ranch wants to double the number producers willing to raise free-range, antibiotic-free pork, beef and lamb and has invested $300,000 so far to get young farmers started nationwide.

Every year, Niman Ranch brings investors, meat distributors, restaurant owners and chefs to one of its Iowa farms. They see how the pigs live: outside, rolling in the dirt.

Niman Ranch, on the other hand, has allowed a number of rural, mid-sized producers to thrive. “It was about creating an opportunity for those full-time professional ranchers who were raising a ...

As for Niman Ranch and its treatment of farmers, there will be absolutely no change.” Tripician went on to point out that, on the up side, he believes, “Perdue provides stability. Jim Perdue’s family ...

Niman Ranch fans are not happy about the sustainable meat pioneer's sale to Perdue Farms, one of the largest chicken producers in the country -- and they're taking their frustrations public.