Wood Ranch Story
About W9 Beef
Our History
Family ranching, conservation, and South Dakota stewardship.
W9 Beef comes from Wood Ranch, which was founded by Leonard and Oonagh Wood. Leonard was a fourth generation South Dakota native who, with his wife Oonagh, began ranching and acquiring land in the 1970s.
Leonard passed away in 2015 and the ranch is now run by Oonagh with the support of Trixie and Brad Grill and Leonard and Oonagh’s children and grandchildren.
Leonard’s legacy of conservation through good pasture and forest management is carried on by Oonagh, who won the South Dakota Outstanding Tree Farmer award again in 2021, 20 years after Leonard and Oonagh first received the recognition in 2001.
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From the Ranch
A family-run operation with deep roots in the Black Hills.
Use this page to connect visitors to the people, landscape, and values behind W9 Beef before they contact the ranch.
Know your beef
Learn how W9 Beef is raised before you buy.
Practices, pasture, wildlife habitat, and animal care are part of the W9 Beef story.