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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 617067" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>We are running a natural grass fed beef program. 10 to 14% CP bermuda and alfalfa for extra protein boost as needed. No hormones, steroids, antibiotics, or other foreign matter...</p><p></p><p>In our location in Texas Panhandle, the "commercial" cattle people rule. Local grocery stores rarely have any "premium" beef...might be different in Amarillo and Lubbock areas. Most of "local type" store customers are middle to low income + fairly large hispanic population. However, are probably a few customers who want our type of beef...but no inquiries to date. Others, go to Wally World or Sam's Club for their bulk purchases (we buy a lot of non-meat stuff from Sam's).</p><p></p><p>We do supply LH's to the Texas Longhorn Cooperative in Rice, TX. for their (in-progress) marketing program to Central Market and their stores (e.g., HEB). Will be more (hopefully) markets for the Farmer's Markets, Restaurants that the Cooperative is busy soliciting their business. As such, we don't expect this program to really take off until mid to late spring, 2009.</p><p></p><p>Our local processor is a non-USDA processor and stuff can't be legally sold that's processed by them. They also do a large Deer processing trade.</p><p></p><p>With all the "meat scares" in the USA (e.g., e-coli), it is very dangerous to sell any meat product as "packaged cuts" unless one has good product liability insurance and/or one's business incorporated to hopefully protect the principals in the business. Always the issue of "chain of custody" between the processor and retail consumer for product safety issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 617067, member: 9"] We are running a natural grass fed beef program. 10 to 14% CP bermuda and alfalfa for extra protein boost as needed. No hormones, steroids, antibiotics, or other foreign matter... In our location in Texas Panhandle, the "commercial" cattle people rule. Local grocery stores rarely have any "premium" beef...might be different in Amarillo and Lubbock areas. Most of "local type" store customers are middle to low income + fairly large hispanic population. However, are probably a few customers who want our type of beef...but no inquiries to date. Others, go to Wally World or Sam's Club for their bulk purchases (we buy a lot of non-meat stuff from Sam's). We do supply LH's to the Texas Longhorn Cooperative in Rice, TX. for their (in-progress) marketing program to Central Market and their stores (e.g., HEB). Will be more (hopefully) markets for the Farmer's Markets, Restaurants that the Cooperative is busy soliciting their business. As such, we don't expect this program to really take off until mid to late spring, 2009. Our local processor is a non-USDA processor and stuff can't be legally sold that's processed by them. They also do a large Deer processing trade. With all the "meat scares" in the USA (e.g., e-coli), it is very dangerous to sell any meat product as "packaged cuts" unless one has good product liability insurance and/or one's business incorporated to hopefully protect the principals in the business. Always the issue of "chain of custody" between the processor and retail consumer for product safety issues. [/QUOTE]
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