How the government has it wrong – everything valuable isn’t always taxable. Why the poor in pocket aren’t necessarily poor in spirit. Living affluent cheaply…
Archive for the ‘Grass Fed Beef Cattle’ Category
Eat your own cooking, drink your own Kool-Aid: part 3
Posted: May 31, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: beef, beef cattle, fed beef, government, grass fed, grass fed beef, grass fed cattle, grassfed beef, release technique, taxes. credit cards
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How to move from conventional to modern mob grazing
Posted: April 9, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: carbon sequestration, cattle, fertilization, grass fed beef, greg judy, high density, Joel Salatin, julie brown, legumes, mob grazing, mob stocking, radical activists, row crops
Moving over to mob grazing from conventional grazing takes some work, but it can be pretty simple. Here’s some 8 or 9 steps to help you make your own changes…
There's profit in them thar grasses…
Posted: April 4, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: beef, fed beef, grass fed, grass fed beef, grass-finished beef, Lifestyle Choice, mob grazing, sustainable farming
The gold in grass fed beef is simply at two profit points for the commodity-raiser. Beyond that is both getting a premium for finished cattle and knocking out hay costs with mob grazing…
The six-figure profit is there for the local grass-fed beef middleman.
Posted: March 18, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: abattoir, farmers, grass fed, grass fed beef, ground beef, Joel Salatin, recipe
The local middleman who offers grassfed beef can take home the bulk of the profits. Six-figure incomes, actually. It just takes the marketing savvy to know your customers and your farmers. Safe food costs more – at least until the USDA get’s its act together…
Our next calf – developing a new Beltie/Angus cross breed
Posted: March 15, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: bad cholesterol, beef production, frame size, grazer, omega 3 fatty acids, quality beef, scottish breed
Our latest Beltie/Angus cross.
The problem with most beef is that it’s been genetically selected to gain weight on grain. But not only are grain prices higher, but the extra fat (weight) these animals put on is bad for your health. That type of fat gives you the “bad” cholesterol – mainly because the omega 3/6 ratios are off. You see, cows (and fish) produce omega 3 fatty acids from the forage they eat.
A Mooving Video about Cows Saving the Environment
Posted: March 8, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: business plan, carbon sequestration, cattle, cows, farmers, high density, perennial grass pastures, saving the environment
Just had to link and forward this video.
This is exactly where I’m heading with my studies on mob grazing. Holistic Management Institute is at the forefront of getting farmers to graze both efficiently and effectively. Ultra-high-density grazing is where we need to be in order to achieve a sustainable life process on this planet.
Mob Grazing Reveals Inconvenient Stupidities
Posted: February 15, 2010 in Grass Fed Beef CattleTags: beef, book, Books, environmental activists, fed beef, government scam, grass fed, grass fed beef, greenhouse gases, management intensive grazing, mob grazing, raising beef cattle
Mob Grazing solves our Climate Change problem by restoring the soil structure and sequestering carbon. Al Gore and his Climategate scandal just prove that government scams won’t be fixing their money-making scheme any time soon…
