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Grass fed beef vs grain fed #6555795 06/14/19 08:58 PM 06/14/19 08:58 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,696 Sandhills Nebraska G Gary Benson OP trapper
Gary Benson OP trapper G Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 21,696 Sandhills Nebraska	Does anyone really like grass fed? A rancher wants to give me a blind 2 yr old heifer for a jug of whiskey. One of my Sons says grass fed is just one step above nasty. Surely we can do something with it. Chili, meatloaf, goulash... Life ain't supposed to be easy.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555800 06/14/19 09:08 PM 06/14/19 09:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota H Hydropillar trapper
Hydropillar trapper H Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota	ate a blind steer as a kid... he stood at the self feeder and ate... i think he thought he couldnt find it again......blind is not a problem if penned alone.... look at the animal.... gotta be bad to be worse than store hamburger!! The only place you find free cheese is in a mousetrap !

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555801 06/14/19 09:08 PM 06/14/19 09:08 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm A adam m trapper
adam m trapper A Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 25,694 nm	I like it and think it tastes better than the store bought grain and hormone fed beef.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555806 06/14/19 09:15 PM 06/14/19 09:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,570 Dunbar, Wisconsin P Pike River trapper
Pike River trapper P Joined: Oct 2018 Posts: 5,570 Dunbar, Wisconsin	Depends on your palette, most people today like chicken breast and tilapia because it doesn't really taste like much and hate wild game because it still has flavor. We're slowing breeding the flavor out of everything....soon all food will taste institutionalized.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555809 06/14/19 09:18 PM 06/14/19 09:18 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 468 WI N Nostalgia trapper
Nostalgia trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 468 WI	3 times the omega 3's in grassfed

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: adam m] #6555810 06/14/19 09:18 PM 06/14/19 09:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,684 S.E. Ohio M M.Magis trapper
M.Magis trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,684 S.E. Ohio	There’s so much ignorance regarding agriculture its sad. There’s no such thing as feeding beef “hormones”, yet people think its real. Go visist a feeder and you might learn something. There is zero regulation regarding how beef is labeled, so what you buy as “grass fed” could be anything. Its usually just a cow pulled off crappy pasture and butchered. And its not what many people like to eat. Grass FINISHED can be good, but it is an aquired taste. Not everyone enjoys it. A two year old heifer pulled off pasture won’t be terrible, but it also won’t be like eating Choice beef. But the burger should be fine though. I’d take it if it were me. Get the prime cute into steaks, burger the rest.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555811 06/14/19 09:19 PM 06/14/19 09:19 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	We had a red limousine bull that was partially blind. I had a lot of fun playing with him. It is hard to describe on an internet forum. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555813 06/14/19 09:19 PM 06/14/19 09:19 PM
Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan G Getting There trapper
Getting There trapper G Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 7,240 West Michigan	Pike River, I hear ya, you can not get a tree ripened apple anymore or other fruits. JMO To Old U.S. Army 60-63 SGT.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555815 06/14/19 09:20 PM 06/14/19 09:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,577 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,577 Georgia	I grew up eating grass fed beef cooked till it was dead. Don't know why cattlemen like dad thought a couple weeks of sweet feed was all a steer needed to finish or cattlemen wives thought well done was the only way. I was grown before I realized beef could be melt in your mouth tender.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555816 06/14/19 09:21 PM 06/14/19 09:21 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	The biggest problem with our grass fed beef is when the freezer runs empty. People in our family start getting mad. I am not familiar with store bought grass fed beef. Just animals of our own. Last edited by run; 06/14/19 09:24 PM. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: M.Magis] #6555819 06/14/19 09:24 PM 06/14/19 09:24 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota H Hydropillar trapper
Hydropillar trapper H Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota	Originally Posted by M.Magis There’s so much ignorance regarding agriculture its sad. There’s no such thing as feeding beef “hormones”, yet people think its real. Go visist a feeder and you might learn something. There is zero regulation regarding how beef is labeled, so what you buy as “grass fed” could be anything. Its usually just a cow pulled off crappy pasture and butchered. And its not what many people like to eat. Grass FINISHED can be good, but it is an aquired taste. Not everyone enjoys it. A two year old heifer pulled off pasture won’t be terrible, but it also won’t be like eating Choice beef. But the burger should be fine though. I’d take it if it were me. Get the prime cute into steaks, burger the rest. so much of you' statement is true!! grass fat .... and grass fed .... are 2 different things........ The only place you find free cheese is in a mousetrap !

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555820 06/14/19 09:25 PM 06/14/19 09:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,577 Georgia warrior trapper
warrior trapper Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 25,577 Georgia	Southern cattle don't get grass fat.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555822 06/14/19 09:26 PM 06/14/19 09:26 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,684 S.E. Ohio M M.Magis trapper
M.Magis trapper M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 2,684 S.E. Ohio	Here’s a decent aricle on grass fed beef. You’ll see how people take little things like omega 3s and tout them as significantly healthier, when in fact the difference is extremely minimal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/life...ec335c_story.html?utm_term=.8a66933f26d0

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Hydropillar] #6555823 06/14/19 09:30 PM 06/14/19 09:30 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota H Hydropillar trapper
Hydropillar trapper H Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,957 South Dakota	Originally Posted by Hydropillar Originally Posted by M.Magis There’s so much ignorance regarding agriculture its sad. There’s no such thing as feeding beef “hormones”, yet people think its real. Go visist a feeder and you might learn something. There is zero regulation regarding how beef is labeled, so what you buy as “grass fed” could be anything. Its usually just a cow pulled off crappy pasture and butchered. And its not what many people like to eat. Grass FINISHED can be good, but it is an aquired taste. Not everyone enjoys it. A two year old heifer pulled off pasture won’t be terrible, but it also won’t be like eating Choice beef. But the burger should be fine though. I’d take it if it were me. Get the prime cute into steaks, burger the rest. so much of you' statement is true!! grass fat .... and grass fed .... are 2 different things........ but get a true grass fat 3 yr old barren heifer west rivver s dakota that got toad fat on buffalo grass not many of these animals produced...have never heard a complaint from my wifes pot roast. cut it with a fork The only place you find free cheese is in a mousetrap !

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555826 06/14/19 09:34 PM 06/14/19 09:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	I do know that beef in general has a more complete nutritional profile than chicken even when grain fed. To me arguing over grass fed vs. grain fed is a little bit like Chevy vs. Toyota. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555830 06/14/19 09:36 PM 06/14/19 09:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	Eat more beef. It's healthy for you unless it had preservatives added when it got butchered. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555847 06/14/19 09:51 PM 06/14/19 09:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,519 Green County Wisconsin G GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper
GREENCOUNTYPETE trapper G Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 18,519 Green County Wisconsin	a friend raises beef he is all switched over to grass fed now. I can see the difference in the marbling but the taste is still excellent. his beef also spend only a few days on new grass them move to fresh grass so they are constantly eating fresh high protein pasture mix and most importantly they still put on the weight. he also feeds tons of mineral mix and has his herd checked for complete nutrition to make sure it he is keeping them growing well. grass can taste very good but it depends on if your have good grass and enough of it. America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555853 06/14/19 09:57 PM 06/14/19 09:57 PM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,860 Greene County,Virginia	I think too many people try to cut corners when it comes to minerals. I like thorvin brand kelp. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555864 06/14/19 10:06 PM 06/14/19 10:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 21,024 North East Kansas Marty trapper
Marty trapper Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 21,024 North East Kansas	All the beef I eat is grass fed/organic 7% fat. You only have one body so I fuel it with healthy food. E 'Honey Badger Militia' Sleep, the anti woke adote.

Re: Grass fed beef vs grain fed [Re: Gary Benson] #6555867 06/14/19 10:08 PM 06/14/19 10:08 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,416 Volant Pa. jeremy brua trapper
jeremy brua trapper Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,416 Volant Pa.	The most important thing is the condition of the animal. If it has good cover fat it will be good.but if it's to lean you might as well grind the whole thing. I prefer the taste of a old fat cow over a 18 month old steer. don't worry over the smart ones. catch the dumb ones, they pay the same. i can do it because i dont know that i cant. Nì òigear leisg bodach brisg

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