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0123BEEF.jpg 0123BEEF.JPG Aaron Smith separates 2nd year calving cows from 3rd year calving cows while working on The Hogan Ranch in Boulder, Colorado January 23, 2012. The City of Boulder is exploring creating a brand of natural beef for cattle raised on open space property. CAMERA/MARK LEFFINGWELL
0123BEEF.jpg 0123BEEF.JPG Aaron Smith separates 2nd year calving cows from 3rd year calving cows while working on The Hogan Ranch in Boulder, Colorado January 23, 2012. The City of Boulder is exploring creating a brand of natural beef for cattle raised on open space property. CAMERA/MARK LEFFINGWELL
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BOULDER- — If beef is what’s for dinner, officials in Boulder think it should carry the city’s name.

Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department is developing a “Boulder brand for natural beef,” according to city documents.

And at the same time, the department is looking at partnering with a mystery company to convert about 200 acres of open space grazing land into a large “farm-to-table” facility as part of the city’s push for more local food production.

The open space department now owns about 14,000 acres of land that is leased to local farmers for use in agricultural production. The uses include hay production and growing crops such as wheat, corn and barley.

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