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Danger of Hormone implants-Bloomberg report
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<blockquote data-quote="OK Jeanne" data-source="post: 360873" data-attributes="member: 3333"><p>Jeanne - I'm so surprised by your comment! Are you</p><p>really saying that we should <u><em><strong>NOT be able to tell </strong></em></u>our</p><p>potential & actual beef customers that our beef animals</p><p>have not been exposed to antibiotics or steroids?</p><p>Surely you jest!!! That sounds almost "un-american"!!!</p><p></p><p>We can't produce enough beef for the demand and have</p><p>decided not to buy more land---and so have a waiting </p><p>list of customers....the market is out there and people</p><p>are voting with their dollars. Why are you so negative</p><p>about this "niche" market that is available to producers?</p><p></p><p>Customers available in this "niche" market seem to have</p><p>the following priorities:</p><p>1. no antibiotics & steroids</p><p>2. locally produced</p><p>3. forage(grass) fed(no grain)</p><p>4. organic</p><p>(and pretty much in that order of importance, from what</p><p>we've learned in the past 10 years). We find that the</p><p>last 2 items are not as important as the first two items;</p><p>and number 1 is/seems to be an absolute requirement.</p><p></p><p>It takes all kinds, and each to his own system of production.</p><p>When we started out we saw there was no relationship </p><p>between the sale barn price and the price of beef in the</p><p>grocery store and so decided to go a different route--which</p><p>requires significantly different genetics than those people</p><p>involved in the cow/calf--stocker--feedlot system of</p><p>producing beef. Not everyone has the land or inclination</p><p>to do what we are doing---but that is no reason to </p><p>say that we should not be able to differentiate our product</p><p>from mass-produced beef.</p><p></p><p>P.S. I think your heifer is quite beautiful. It does not appear</p><p>that she would fit in our requirements but looks perfect</p><p>for your system. Also looks like you did a great job on</p><p>her hair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OK Jeanne, post: 360873, member: 3333"] Jeanne - I'm so surprised by your comment! Are you really saying that we should [u][i][b]NOT be able to tell [/b][/i][/u]our potential & actual beef customers that our beef animals have not been exposed to antibiotics or steroids? Surely you jest!!! That sounds almost "un-american"!!! We can't produce enough beef for the demand and have decided not to buy more land---and so have a waiting list of customers....the market is out there and people are voting with their dollars. Why are you so negative about this "niche" market that is available to producers? Customers available in this "niche" market seem to have the following priorities: 1. no antibiotics & steroids 2. locally produced 3. forage(grass) fed(no grain) 4. organic (and pretty much in that order of importance, from what we've learned in the past 10 years). We find that the last 2 items are not as important as the first two items; and number 1 is/seems to be an absolute requirement. It takes all kinds, and each to his own system of production. When we started out we saw there was no relationship between the sale barn price and the price of beef in the grocery store and so decided to go a different route--which requires significantly different genetics than those people involved in the cow/calf--stocker--feedlot system of producing beef. Not everyone has the land or inclination to do what we are doing---but that is no reason to say that we should not be able to differentiate our product from mass-produced beef. P.S. I think your heifer is quite beautiful. It does not appear that she would fit in our requirements but looks perfect for your system. Also looks like you did a great job on her hair. [/QUOTE]
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