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<blockquote data-quote="ClinchValley86" data-source="post: 1819041" data-attributes="member: 38595"><p>I will get into the weeds here maybe...</p><p></p><p>Grass fed, to me, is different than grass/pasture finished. Grass fed would be anything coming off of pasture. There is no level of finish required to meet that label. Lots of the low-effort grass fed beef is responsible for poor reviews IMO. We shall see though. Hope I'm right. I'll get pictures when they're hanging for discussion's sake.</p><p></p><p>If I had gone the corn route on these they'd have been processed in 2021. These are 3 years old. Takes a lot of time, plus the value of everything they've eaten including three winters worth of hay. I'm trying to learn how to get better gains on forage. Have read about 2-3 lb a day gain with covers, going to experiment with some next year hopefully. </p><p></p><p>When pencil hits paper on these, it's going to be ugly. I've got to find a different route than steers. I won't be able to guarantee what they've eaten their whole lives, but going with cull heifers is probably going to be the most cost effective animal to run through this program. Graze them from spring to fall and process them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ClinchValley86, post: 1819041, member: 38595"] I will get into the weeds here maybe... Grass fed, to me, is different than grass/pasture finished. Grass fed would be anything coming off of pasture. There is no level of finish required to meet that label. Lots of the low-effort grass fed beef is responsible for poor reviews IMO. We shall see though. Hope I'm right. I'll get pictures when they're hanging for discussion's sake. If I had gone the corn route on these they'd have been processed in 2021. These are 3 years old. Takes a lot of time, plus the value of everything they've eaten including three winters worth of hay. I'm trying to learn how to get better gains on forage. Have read about 2-3 lb a day gain with covers, going to experiment with some next year hopefully. When pencil hits paper on these, it's going to be ugly. I've got to find a different route than steers. I won't be able to guarantee what they've eaten their whole lives, but going with cull heifers is probably going to be the most cost effective animal to run through this program. Graze them from spring to fall and process them. [/QUOTE]
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