In Europe, mature-aged beef has long been tradition, particularly in the North of Spain where cattle live a full life up to 18 years before being processed as beef. Revered for its rich depth of flavour, increased marbling and yellow hued fat – Galician beef has found favour on the grills of restaurants like Asador Etxebarri in Spain’s Basque region and piqued the interest of chefs around the world.

From a production sense, mature-aged beef doesn’t make much sense – specifically growing out animals to a mature-age to achieve enhanced flavour would be an extremely high cost, low return process. But, when positioned as a value-adding opportunity for producers for their older cows no longer fit for breeding, an opportunity begins to emerge.

We chat to Luke from Camden Valley Farm, who together with his wife Jess has started producing retired dairy cow beef from their herd of Jersey cows at Camden Valley Farm.

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