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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1629737" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>Lucky, those are valid observations, and I don't know how to make it work either, especially with the the current model everything just looks so bleak. I know there are a lot of factors at play, but it seems to me that if we could start to market locally then the other aspects may follow. Currently I don't know of any feedlots in our state but if there began to be a legitimate and sizable localized market then it may be enticing for some to start up, there is grain being grown in parts of the state. We had a small USDA inspected slaughter house open up a couple counties over a few years ago. They have since gotten in with the state Cattlemen's association in processing pound cows for hamburger to sell at grocery stores in the state. So I'm sure that a market for cuts of meat from feeder cattle could be worked through a similar model somehow. I think a lot of the key to change is to break up the monopolies, and to allow individual producers to sell direct to individuals or businesses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1629737, member: 24816"] Lucky, those are valid observations, and I don’t know how to make it work either, especially with the the current model everything just looks so bleak. I know there are a lot of factors at play, but it seems to me that if we could start to market locally then the other aspects may follow. Currently I don’t know of any feedlots in our state but if there began to be a legitimate and sizable localized market then it may be enticing for some to start up, there is grain being grown in parts of the state. We had a small USDA inspected slaughter house open up a couple counties over a few years ago. They have since gotten in with the state Cattlemen’s association in processing pound cows for hamburger to sell at grocery stores in the state. So I’m sure that a market for cuts of meat from feeder cattle could be worked through a similar model somehow. I think a lot of the key to change is to break up the monopolies, and to allow individual producers to sell direct to individuals or businesses. [/QUOTE]
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