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<blockquote data-quote="DOC HARRIS" data-source="post: 316711" data-attributes="member: 1683"><p>dieselbeef - I don't disagree with your logic and reasoning at all! That said, I am just wondering (for the purposes of discussion of mercantilism and commercialism) if the modern household provider and consumer, as he/she reaches into the frozen meatcase at the supermarket and reads the label that shows this cut of meat is "$12.00 per lb.", and that "color is added", is really concerned with... what Breed the source was...what it was fed (maybe!)...it's age... marbling amount...rib eye size...dressing percentage...specific chemicals it ingested...all the seemingly important factors with which we as producers are focusing. </p><p></p><p>He/she is thinking about getting through the crowded check-out line, hoping that the coupons will save a few bucks today, whether the kids will even decide to eat what was just chosen ("it LOOKS good!) and whether the gas which he/she is going to buy at the pump next door is going to be another five cents higher than it was last week. </p><p></p><p>We, as those who are HIGHLY involved with the factors you mentioned, are prioritizing our production skills with those factors. I am in full accord with those details - BUT - from the point of view of a volume producer directing my products to a vast number of consumers, my BU$INE$$ decisions must be predicated on what I can produce for the least amount of outlay in expense and the MOST desirable <strong><em>QUALITY</em></strong> to motivate the consumer to buy my production.</p><p></p><p>It is a very <em>narrow</em> window in which to fit ALL that one would desire in order to hit that necessary target! That is why Breeder's, Feeder's, and Forage Producers must work together to achieve the optimal results. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully, the odds will improve in our favor! </p><p></p><p>Grass Fed? - - - or Corn Fed? The ideal would be to have an animal which would maximize BOTH world's for ALL environments!</p><p></p><p>DOC HARRIS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DOC HARRIS, post: 316711, member: 1683"] dieselbeef - I don't disagree with your logic and reasoning at all! That said, I am just wondering (for the purposes of discussion of mercantilism and commercialism) if the modern household provider and consumer, as he/she reaches into the frozen meatcase at the supermarket and reads the label that shows this cut of meat is "$12.00 per lb.", and that "color is added", is really concerned with... what Breed the source was...what it was fed (maybe!)...it's age... marbling amount...rib eye size...dressing percentage...specific chemicals it ingested...all the seemingly important factors with which we as producers are focusing. He/she is thinking about getting through the crowded check-out line, hoping that the coupons will save a few bucks today, whether the kids will even decide to eat what was just chosen ("it LOOKS good!) and whether the gas which he/she is going to buy at the pump next door is going to be another five cents higher than it was last week. We, as those who are HIGHLY involved with the factors you mentioned, are prioritizing our production skills with those factors. I am in full accord with those details - BUT - from the point of view of a volume producer directing my products to a vast number of consumers, my BU$INE$$ decisions must be predicated on what I can produce for the least amount of outlay in expense and the MOST desirable [b][i]QUALITY[/i][/b] to motivate the consumer to buy my production. It is a very [i]narrow[/i] window in which to fit ALL that one would desire in order to hit that necessary target! That is why Breeder's, Feeder's, and Forage Producers must work together to achieve the optimal results. Hopefully, the odds will improve in our favor! Grass Fed? - - - or Corn Fed? The ideal would be to have an animal which would maximize BOTH world's for ALL environments! DOC HARRIS [/QUOTE]
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