Red meat can become a big topic of debate, especially when it comes to health and nutrition. As many people cut back red meat from their diets for health, religious, or environmental reasons ...
“That is probably better described as grass fed and finished because we finish these animals to an endpoint,” says Jake Nelson, food safety coordinator at Ralph’s Packing Company.
Corporate cows get fed a lot more antibiotics. If most of us ate grass-fed animals instead, antimicrobial resistance might not be as much of a problem. Still, in terms of impact on the climate ...
How can a rural family add value to their beef cattle production? Holy cow, here’s an idea: What if they could market their grass-fed beef directly to consumers?
“That is probably better described as grass fed and finished because we finish these animals to an endpoint,” says Nelson. “Their purpose in life is to be a food source for us, so we need to ...
“Our price still needs to be a little higher, so we can remain sustainable.” Having grass-fed animals might be an advantage in the more health-conscious society. They are leaner with less ...