Why Our Turkey

A tender and juicy turkey with old-fashioned turkey flavor.

A Diestel turkey is consistently better – tender and juicy with real old-fashioned turkey flavor you can really taste.

Our broad-breasted turkeys provide excellent value with more meat, less fat and less water than a commodity bird.

Whether you are enjoying a traditional holiday feast with a mouth-watering roasted turkey, or entertaining guests with treats featuring full-flavored Diestel turkey specialties, you'll appreciate the care we take in growing turkeys that have a difference you can taste!

– Tim & Joan Diestel

See our birds as they roam the range!

Since 1949 our family has been committed to premium quality – bringing you the best, freshest range grown turkeys and turkey products available.

Our family continually maintains control of every operation – from our own feed mill to range growing on our ranch, through processing at our USDA inspected facility, and distribution directly from our ranch to you.

Here are just a few reasons why our turkey should be your choice.

Tender and juicy with real old-fashioned flavor
Diestel turkey is consistently better – tender and juicy with that real old-fashioned turkey flavor that you can really taste.

Range grown and raised longer
Diestel turkeys enjoy the freedom of being range grown in the clean Sierra Foothills with individual care where they are raised longer (approximately 6 months) to develop flavor naturally – real flavor from real time.

Low fat vegetarian diet of corn and soy
Diestel turkeys are fed a wholesome, low fat, all-American 100% vegetarian diet of US (no imports) corn and soybeans milled on the ranch – free of growth stimulants and hormones.

Sustainably farmed
Diestel turkeys are sustainably farmed with a focus on providing the best outcome for both our human and natural environments now... and into the indefinite future.

Humanely raised
Diestel turkeys are raised on the range, with plenty of room to roam, in conditions that meet high standards of animal care.

Quality assurance
Diestel turkeys are grown under our unique Operational Protocol, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding with the USDA, which provides third party verification of our growing methods. We meet the highest standards for each and every bird.

Family ranch since 1949
Diestel turkeys are grown, processed and delivered directly to you by us – the Diestel Family Turkey Ranch – family owned and operated since 1949 and working as one of the last small, family owned turkey grower-processors in the United States.

Broad-breasted
Diestel turkeys provide excellent value with more meat, less fat and less water than commodity turkeys.