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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> The renaissance of grass-fed beef has sparked a concurrent exploration of
> how to give cattle the quality of nutrition on pasture that lets them grow
> to their potential. Argentina has led the way with cattle, and New Zealand
> with sheep. Allen Nation, who publishes "The Stockman Grass Farmer," has
> been preaching to American farmers. But high-energy grass-fed is not
> trivial, and it takes a set of skills most stockmen haven't ever tried.

But it isn't necessary to do it perfectly. My pastures are good, but not up 
to "Stockman Grassfarmer" standards; I don't overseed, irrigate, fertilize 
(beyond what the cows and sheep do) or even lime; I just take what grows. My 
rotational grazing is rather sloppily done and by no means 'intensive'. I 
butcher at 18 months or so, and the meat is lean and tender. I make a good 
bit of money per animal with very little input, and everyone is happy with 
the end result.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA