Our Farm's Story

Goette Farms began its journey in July 2013, coinciding with the
marriage of Brandon and Erika. Since then, the farm has flourished,
expanding from just seven commercial ewes to a thriving herd of
approximately 50 ewes and 50 cows. Committed to sustainable practices,
we finish our lambs and calves on a conventional grain diet, sourcing
over 95% of our feed locally, within a 100-mile radius. This includes
by-products like distillers grains from ethanol production and sweet
corn silage from canning operations. We take pride in directly marketing
our USDA-inspected cuts and larger bundles of lamb and beef, aiming to
be the preferred choice for individuals, chefs, school districts, and
wholesale accounts seeking high-quality, locally raised proteins.

Our products can currently be found on the menus of 8 to 15 restaurants
across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and we are
always eager to connect with new chefs. As restaurant menus frequently
change, we strive to stay ahead by offering unique options that may not
be readily available from other suppliers. Additionally, we provide
ground beef to five different school districts in Minnesota, who
appreciate the opportunity to serve local products to their students.
Although we are a first-generation cattle and sheep farm, both of us
have deep agricultural roots—Erika hails from a dairy farm in
west-central Minnesota, while Brandon grew up around row crops in
southern Minnesota. With degrees in agriculture, we are passionate about
educating consumers on production practices. We welcome any questions
about our farm or agriculture in general, and if we don’t have the
answers, we’ll find someone who does!

Privacy Policy

Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to https://goettefarms.com, and Goette Farms and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Goette Farms include https://goettefarms.com. The Goette Farms website is a ecommerce site. By using the Goette Farms website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.  

Collection of your Personal Information

In order to better provide you with products and services offered, Goette Farms may collect personally identifiable information, such as your:

  -         First and Last Name

 -         Mailing Address

 -         E-mail Address

 -         Phone Number

 If you purchase Goette Farms's products and services, we collect billing and credit card information. This information is used to complete the purchase transaction.

 Goette Farms may also collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your:

  -         Age

 -         Gender

 -         Household Income

 We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services. These may include: (a) registering for an account; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

 Use of your Personal Information

Goette Farms collects and uses your personal information to operate and deliver the services you have requested.  

Goette Farms may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Goette Farms and its affiliates.  

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Goette Farms does not sell, rent or lease its customer lists to third parties.  

Goette Farms may share data with trusted partners to help perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to Goette Farms, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

 Goette Farms may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Goette Farms or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Goette Farms; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Goette Farms, or the public.  

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Goette Farms. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Goette Farms website.

 Use of Cookies

The Goette Farms website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

 One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Goette Farms pages, or register with Goette Farms site or services, a cookie helps Goette Farms to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Goette Farms website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Goette Farms features that you customized.

 You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Goette Farms services or websites you visit.

 Security of your Personal Information

Goette Farms secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Goette Farms uses the following methods for this purpose:

  -         SSL Protocol

 When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.

 We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this Site cannot be guaranteed.

 Right to Deletion

Subject to certain exceptions set out below, on receipt of a verifiable request from you, we will:

•    Delete your personal information from our records; and

•    Direct any service providers to delete your personal information from their records.

 Please note that we may not be able to comply with requests to delete your personal information if it is necessary to:

•    Complete the transaction for which the personal information was collected, fulfill the terms of a written warranty or product recall conducted in accordance with federal law, provide a good or service requested by you, or reasonably anticipated within the context of our ongoing business relationship with you, or otherwise perform a contract between you and us;

•    Detect security incidents, protect against malicious, deceptive, fraudulent, or illegal activity; or prosecute those responsible for that activity;

•    Debug to identify and repair errors that impair existing intended functionality;

•    Exercise free speech, ensure the right of another consumer to exercise his or her right of free speech, or exercise another right provided for by law;

•    Comply with the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act;

•    Engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific, historical, or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws, when our deletion of the information is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of such research, provided we have obtained your informed consent;

•    Enable solely internal uses that are reasonably aligned with your expectations based on your relationship with us;

•    Comply with an existing legal obligation; or

•    Otherwise use your personal information, internally, in a lawful manner that is compatible with the context in which you provided the information.

 Children Under Thirteen

Goette Farms does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian for permission to use this website.

 E-mail Communications

From time to time, Goette Farms may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

 If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Goette Farms, you may opt out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button.

 External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

 Changes to this Statement

Goette Farms reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information. Your continued use of the website and/or Services available after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

 Contact Information

Goette Farms welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Goette Farms has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Goette Farms at:

 Goette Farms

1427 520th Ave

Bricelyn, Minnesota 56014

 Email Address:

goettefarms@gmail.com

 Telephone number:

715-307-0921

 Effective as of August 01, 2023