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<blockquote data-quote="RichieMaGoo" data-source="post: 131640" data-attributes="member: 2524"><p>Hi, LRW,</p><p></p><p>I am also interested in organic beef. I'm just starting out- and right now, I'm pretty much doing things the standard way- but I intend to get into the organic, farmer-direct-to-consumer market before too long. My steers are close to organic already- except for commercial milk replacer (which I will replace with real organic milk when I get a milking cow) and commercial farm feed (which I will replace with cow-harvested grain of my own).</p><p></p><p>Have you read any of Joel Salatins books on this subject? (Such as "Salad Bar Beef)? (I'm not sure if Salatin is purely organic- but even if he isn't, his ideas are well suited to what you and i want to do)</p><p></p><p>There are several good books out there on this subject. No sense being a pioneer when others have already blazed the trail, and we can start out learning from their experience and mistakes.</p><p></p><p>All of my neighbors are impressed by my success with my holstein bottle calves (and I'm a former city boy)- I attribute my success partly to the fact that I try and raise my calves as "naturally" as possible. I raise them in hutches, with large outdoor pens (not those little 4'x6' dealies)....and i don't pump them up with meds or vaccines.</p><p></p><p>I hope there will be some good discussion on this topic- the organic niche is probably the best way to make a good income with cows, while contributing to peoles health and overall enjoyment of life and your product.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RichieMaGoo, post: 131640, member: 2524"] Hi, LRW, I am also interested in organic beef. I'm just starting out- and right now, I'm pretty much doing things the standard way- but I intend to get into the organic, farmer-direct-to-consumer market before too long. My steers are close to organic already- except for commercial milk replacer (which I will replace with real organic milk when I get a milking cow) and commercial farm feed (which I will replace with cow-harvested grain of my own). Have you read any of Joel Salatins books on this subject? (Such as "Salad Bar Beef)? (I'm not sure if Salatin is purely organic- but even if he isn't, his ideas are well suited to what you and i want to do) There are several good books out there on this subject. No sense being a pioneer when others have already blazed the trail, and we can start out learning from their experience and mistakes. All of my neighbors are impressed by my success with my holstein bottle calves (and I'm a former city boy)- I attribute my success partly to the fact that I try and raise my calves as "naturally" as possible. I raise them in hutches, with large outdoor pens (not those little 4'x6' dealies)....and i don't pump them up with meds or vaccines. I hope there will be some good discussion on this topic- the organic niche is probably the best way to make a good income with cows, while contributing to peoles health and overall enjoyment of life and your product. [/QUOTE]
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