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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 1162"><p>Frankie,<br>It takes about 20 acres of well fertilized, high quality pasture to grow 30 calves to 1000+ lbs. at long yearling (14-15 months). The key being well fertilized and high quality forage. In fact forage finished beef would be a more accurate name. Most of the rest of the world finish their beef on pasture. They use their best ground with the forage containing a large percentage of legumes( cool-season annual grasses with clovers and warm-season annuals with alfalfa ).<br>Joel Salatin has been selling grass finished beef for over 15 years and says he nets about $600.00 per head on an animal just under 1000#. At grocery store prices, the meat from this animal would gross about $1300.00. To get this kind of money, you need to have the customer base like Joel and Alison have built. That is where the real work is.</p><p><br></p><p><br><hr size=4 width=75%><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:robtia@bellsouth.net">robtia@bellsouth.net</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 1162"] Frankie,<br>It takes about 20 acres of well fertilized, high quality pasture to grow 30 calves to 1000+ lbs. at long yearling (14-15 months). The key being well fertilized and high quality forage. In fact forage finished beef would be a more accurate name. Most of the rest of the world finish their beef on pasture. They use their best ground with the forage containing a large percentage of legumes( cool-season annual grasses with clovers and warm-season annuals with alfalfa ).<br>Joel Salatin has been selling grass finished beef for over 15 years and says he nets about $600.00 per head on an animal just under 1000#. At grocery store prices, the meat from this animal would gross about $1300.00. To get this kind of money, you need to have the customer base like Joel and Alison have built. That is where the real work is. <br> <br><hr size=4 width=75%><p> [email=robtia@bellsouth.net]robtia@bellsouth.net[/email] [/QUOTE]
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