Farmer Bill's Provisions beef biltong, beef sticks, and tallow balms

Farmer Bill's Provisions at Madeline's

Farmer Bill's Provisions is a rancher-owned, family-run maker of air-dried beef biltong, beef snack sticks, and grass-fed tallow balms. The brand is named after the founder's grandfather, and the whole operation is built around regenerative, pasture-raised cattle from South Dakota ranches. It started from frustration with the meat-snack aisle, where jerky and sticks often carry long ingredient lists and little transparency about where the beef comes from.

The answer is biltong done the traditional South African way: lean, whole-muscle beef cured with salt and apple cider vinegar and air-dried, with no nitrates, no sugar, and no citric acid. The pre-sliced biltong comes in smokehouse and garlic-and-herb seasonings, tender rather than chewy and closer to cured beef than American jerky. The beef sticks run two ways, a classic grass-fed stick and an ancestral version that blends in nutrient-dense organ meats like liver and heart, both simply seasoned with no fillers or MSG.

Because the cattle give more than meat, Farmer Bill's also renders the tallow into a small line of skincare. The whipped unscented balm pairs grass-fed tallow with organic olive oil as an everyday face and body moisturizer, the Sleepy Cow balm adds magnesium and calming botanicals for a bedtime routine, and the Fountain of Youth balm is a botanical face balm. All are handmade in small batches with no synthetic fragrance.

Farmer Bill's Provisions products at Madeline's

Every item below is live and in stock at Madeline's. Click any product to see full details, sizes, and ordering.

  • Farmer Bill's sliced smokehouse beef biltong

    1/2 lb Sliced Smokehouse Beef Biltong (from $34.99). Lean South Dakota beef air-dried and finished with a smokehouse seasoning, smoky and savory with a vinegar-cured brightness. Ready to eat from the resealable pouch.

  • Farmer Bill's sliced garlic and herb beef biltong

    1/2 lb Sliced Garlic & Herb Beef Biltong (from $34.99). Air-dried beef seasoned with American-grown garlic and herbs, bright and savory with a clean vinegar tang. Good on salads, eggs, or a board.

  • Farmer Bill's grass-fed beef stick bundles

    Beef Stick Bundles (from $113.99). Classic grass-fed beef snack sticks from regenerative South Dakota cattle, simply seasoned with no sugar, fillers, or MSG. A clean, high-protein everyday snack in a multi-pack bundle.

  • Farmer Bill's ancestral beef stick bundles with organ meats

    Ancestral Beef Stick Bundles (from $59.99). Grass-fed beef sticks blended with liver and heart for an easy way to add organ meats to the diet, deeply savory with a gentle mineral note.

  • Farmer Bill's whipped unscented grass-fed tallow balm

    Whipped Unscented Grass-Fed Tallow Balm (4 oz) (from $33.99). A whipped, unscented balm of 100% grass-fed beef tallow and organic extra virgin olive oil, an everyday face and body moisturizer for sensitive skin.

  • Farmer Bill's Sleepy Cow magnesium tallow balm

    Sleepy Cow Magnesium Tallow Balm (4 oz) (from $44.99). Grass-fed tallow blended with magnesium and calming botanicals, made for a nightly bedtime routine. Massage into feet, calves, or shoulders before bed.

  • Farmer Bill's Fountain of Youth toning tallow balm

    Fountain of Youth Toning Tallow Balm (4 oz) (from $49.99). A grass-fed tallow face balm with botanical oils and extracts, a clean alternative to synthetic creams for a nightly routine.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I buy Farmer Bill's Provisions?

You can buy Farmer Bill's Provisions online at Madeline's (madelines.co), which carries the rancher's air-dried beef biltong, beef snack sticks, and grass-fed tallow balms. The products listed above are live and in stock.

What is Farmer Bill's known for?

Farmer Bill's Provisions is a rancher-owned, family-run maker working with regenerative, pasture-raised South Dakota cattle. It is known for South African style air-dried biltong and beef sticks made with traceable beef and no nitrates, sugar, or fillers, plus a small line of grass-fed tallow skincare balms.

What is biltong, and how is it different from jerky?

Biltong is lean, whole-muscle beef cured with salt and apple cider vinegar and air-dried, a centuries-old South African method. Farmer Bill's biltong is air-dried rather than smoked or cooked, which gives it a tender, cured-beef texture closer to charcuterie than the chewier, often sugar-cured American jerky.

What are the tallow balms made from?

The balms are built on 100% grass-fed beef tallow rendered in small batches. The whipped unscented balm adds organic olive oil as a plain moisturizer, the Sleepy Cow balm adds magnesium and calming botanicals for bedtime, and the Fountain of Youth balm adds botanical oils and extracts. All are made without synthetic fragrance.

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