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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

The price of "grass fed, all natural" beef is twice that of grocery store 
meat.  My cousin's neighbor did the same thing as the folks you know.  My 
cousin's in-laws went with the "grass fed, all natural" beef, pumped up 
their ads with the info on the Omega whatevers that grass fed has more of 
than feed lot cattle and they've sold every single steer right off the land 
instead of having to use a middle man.  They now make *much* bigger profits!

They are now looking for some lease land to run the steers on so they can 
run more cow/calves on the home property.

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene GeRue" <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Establishing pasture


> And the world will be the better for it.
>
> The best use of land in the Ozarks besides growing trees is permanent
> pasture. The mild winters mean that very little hay is needed.
>
> The issue today is the cost of grain. Cattle are typically raised on
> grass, supplemented, and finished on grain. Grain prices are driving
> some cattle people out of business. I know personally one family that
> is selling their thousand acres of mostly permanent pasture because of
> grain prices.
>
> Homesteaders who raise animals may wish to consider growing their own
> grains.