Our Story

Progressive Beef combines implementation specialists with an expert board of advisors to help feedyards create a thriving culture of excellence in animal welfare. Together, we've established a beef cattle quality management system that links a focus on animal care and sustainability with a verified auditing system.

The Progressive Beef Team

We’ve assembled a diverse team of passionate cattle well-being and quality assurance specialists chosen for their ability to teach, communicate and inspire those around them.

Heather Donley
VP of Operations

Andrew Sprague
PB Specialist

Julie Ochsner
PB Specialist

Link Boyd
PB Specialist

Alyssa Anderson
Operations Manager

Lisa Whiting
Program & Audit Reviewer

Meet Our Advisory Board

Our advisory board is made up of a distinguished group of veterinarians, cattle nutritionists, animal welfare and sustainable livestock experts who help us set the standards to maintain a high level of animal care.

Dr. Guy Loneragan

Dr. Annette O’Conner

Dr. Lynn Delmore

Dr. Cassandra Tucker

Dr. Todd Milton

Dr. Paul Defoor

Dr. Lee Bob Harper

Dr. Frank Mitloehner

Craig Wilson

Our Beef Industry Partners

Progressive Beef has partnered with caring and knowledgeable people to ensure that we raise beef with integrity.