I have not purchased commercially raised beef in over 15 years.
I pick one out of my buddys herd of farm raised, free range, corn fed, all natural beef cattle. The store stuff smells like either clorine or bad liver to me and I refuse to feed that poison to my kids, and never have.
If my buddy quits farmin' I'm in deep doodoo though.

As far as the jerky tips, I'm good there. I make some killer venison jerky and the last batch was 18 pounds before drying. The kids and I ate it all in about 5 days. Could not stay away from it.
I need tips on the roast. I'm tired of the crock pot thing and want to do something different. If it is chewable and edible when done , that would be fantastic. I'm used to cooking that prime natural beef. You can put those roasts in a roaster pan with no seasoning or prep and they melt in your mouth. I guess I'm a little spoiled from that.