Forage Raised?

[angus9259]

There's a fella selling bulls nearby - nice, fleshy looking bulls. He says they are "foraged raised" - here's a cutout of his ad saying exactly what that means . . .

By the first of the year, we will have them on silage bales of 2nd cutting as well as dry grass hay, and 6 - 8 lbs. of the corn/oat mix that we raise here. . . . Our yearling weights will be in the 1200-1400lb. range. Our freezer beef run in the same pen as the bulls and they will finish out between 13-14 months

Do you consider that "forage raised"?

I feed my bulls nice alfalfa hay and I'm not even sure that would qualify . . . but what does?

 

[Kingfisher]

Who knows.......ask the folks buying the freezer beef what it means to them? :)

 

[TexasBred]

There's a fella selling bulls nearby - nice, fleshy looking bulls. He says they are "foraged raised" - here's a cutout of his ad saying exactly what that means . . .

By the first of the year, we will have them on silage bales of 2nd cutting as well as dry grass hay, and 6 - 8 lbs. of the corn/oat mix that we raise here. . . . Our yearling weights will be in the 1200-1400lb. range. Our freezer beef run in the same pen as the bulls and they will finish out between 13-14 months

Do you consider that "forage raised"?

I feed my bulls nice alfalfa hay and I'm not even sure that would qualify . . . but what does?

3waycross just butchered one raised the same way. Better give him a call adn let him know what he's got. He can double the price of the meat.

 

[3waycross]

There's a fella selling bulls nearby - nice, fleshy looking bulls. He says they are "foraged raised" - here's a cutout of his ad saying exactly what that means . . .

By the first of the year, we will have them on silage bales of 2nd cutting as well as dry grass hay, and 6 - 8 lbs. of the corn/oat mix that we raise here. . . . Our yearling weights will be in the 1200-1400lb. range. Our freezer beef run in the same pen as the bulls and they will finish out between 13-14 months

Do you consider that "forage raised"?

I feed my bulls nice alfalfa hay and I'm not even sure that would qualify . . . but what does?

3waycross just butchered one raised the same way. Better give him a call adn let him know what he's got. He can double the price of the meat.

Heck TB he wasn't even that much "forage" raised. He was mostly on that "I hope you can find some grass diet", and yer on grain as long as the neighbors don't run out, Finishing!

I think I will triple the price and use "GREEN" packaging so that all the Subaru owners will consider it acceptable.

 

[donnaIL]

To me forage raised means living off the land. I'm still trying to "finish" them on 6lbs of grain, I would like it if they didn't need to eat at all !!!!

 

[TexasBred]

To me forage raised means living off the land. I'm still trying to "finish" them on 6lbs of grain, I would like it if they didn't need to eat at all !!!!

When an animal forages it is basically just looking for food. Could be grass..could be grain.

 

[angus9259]

To me forage raised means living off the land. I'm still trying to "finish" them on 6lbs of grain, I would like it if they didn't need to eat at all !!!!

When an animal forages it is basically just looking for food. Could be grass..could be grain.

There you go getting all "literal" on us . . .

 

[TexasBred]

To me forage raised means living off the land. I'm still trying to "finish" them on 6lbs of grain, I would like it if they didn't need to eat at all !!!!

When an animal forages it is basically just looking for food. Could be grass..could be grain.

There you go getting all "literal" on us . . .

Yeah sort of like the alley cat in the trash can.

 

[brandonm_13]

If they are eating grain, whether grown there or not, it's not grassfed. If they are eating the corn and oat plants, then it is. Using the word forage is very misleading, since technically the grain is part of plants that cows use as forage (even though they aren't foraging for it).

 

[TexasBred]

If they are eating grain, whether grown there or not, it's not grassfed. If they are eating the corn and oat plants, then it is. Using the word forage is very misleading, since technically the grain is part of plants that cows use as forage (even though they aren't foraging for it).

Ne never claimed "grassfed" beef....only "forage raised".

 

[c-bar-j76]

IMO this is not forage raised. He is just using a sales pitch.

 

[pdfangus]

beauty is in the eye of the beholder ......
and truth is in the mouth of the teller.....
if you let them talk long enough they will tell you the truth....
you just have to be able to recognize it....

 

[TexasBred]

Looks like he's already told everyone the whole story. Some will just interpret differently...sort of like "beauty". ;-)

 

[brandonm_13]

He may not have said grass, but pretty much everyone at least used to interepret the word forage as grass and legumes, as opposed to the grain it can produce. Of course my opinion is visit the farmer you buy from. You'll have a better understanding of your product and what it takes to produce it. :2cents:

 

[TexasBred]

He may not have said grass, but pretty much everyone at least used to interepret the word forage as grass and legumes, as opposed to the grain it can produce. Of course my opinion is visit the farmer you buy from. You'll have a better understanding of your product and what it takes to produce it. :2cents:

By the first of the year, we will have them on silage bales of 2nd cutting as well as dry grass hay, and 6 - 8 lbs. of the corn/oat mix that we raise here.

If I read this I consider myself "informed, warned or whatever". He's the only one in the dark. :D

 

[Stocker Steve]

"Grass Fed" means different things with different brands. For example - - our local marketer allowed beet shreds to be fed until they went Round up Ready. :( I am told in some areas you can feed corn stocks and it is still "grass fed."