Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 5 of 5
Another issue to be considered is processing and marketing. Processing is a huge expense for persons who produce for a niche market. We pay $.60/lb (carcass weight) for harvesting, cutting, wrapping and storage.
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Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 4 of 5
Two specific items to evaluate in a grass-fed beef system is the nutritional composition of various forages and the effect of different forages on the flavor of beef, specifically are there forages that contribute more to the “grassy” flavor than others.
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Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 3 of 5
This is absolutely one of Ron’s favorite subjects (degrees in beef cattle genetics) because he does believe that there is the “best” type of animal for a grass-fed beef program; however,
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Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 2 of 5
Many of the recommendations of persons working with grass-fed beef are to have the animal gaining well for a reasonable time period to get some fat deposition (in excess of two pounds for 90 days
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Producing Meat on Grazing Systems Part 1 of 5
Ron Morrow and Ann Wells Ozark Pasture Beef Finishing livestock on pasture rather than on grain has been an issue of conversation and research for decades. It was a hot issue in the 70’s and
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Livestock Training – March 26, 2011
Ann Wells, DVM, teaching a 10 week course on Sustainable Livestock Production Ann is a veterinarian with over 15 years experience in organic livestock production, including producing and selling organic lamb herself. In private practice for 11 years and working on the ATTRA project for 9 years, she now has her own business working with [...]
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Holistic Livestock Management Part 2
Money, of course, is a resource as well, but it is kept separate because without money, nothing happens, so it is equally important as the other two. So the money source must be there in order to move forward. It includes cash on hand, in savings or stocks or bonds, loans from family, friends, stockholders, [...]
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Management Intensive Grazing of Beef Workshop – May 26, 2010 – Langston University
Want to go from your pasture to the bank? This workshop is for those who want to learn how to produce healthy pastures, high-value beef, and put more money in their pockets. Now that mainstream America is learning the health benefits of beef raised and finished on pasture, demand for grass-finished beef
is rapidly growing.
Animals don’t have to get sick – Tips for Keeping Animals Healthy
Animal disease prevention or animal wellness promotion? What do these phrases bring to mind? The first seems to focus on diseases, while the latter focuses on the well-being and health of the animal. The latter is what livestock producers need to think about in order to be most profitable with optimal production.
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Spring is on its Way!!!
I hope everyone has all their gates shut with livestock on only one pasture or one section of pasture! The grass will start growing and livestock will want to be out grazing, but we need to wait until there is adequate height on that forage before we let them into a pasture or paddock.
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