Grass fed beef is in trouble. The Agriculture Department has proposed a standard for grass-fed meat that doesn’t say animals need pasture and that broadly defines grass to include things like leftovers from harvested crops.<\/p>\n
This proposal is so loose that it would let more conventional ranchers slap a grass-fed label their beef, too. This is exacty what they are shooting for of course, so that grass fed beef will be a term that means nothing anymore. Big agricorp doesn’t want to let their cows graze in a pasture and eat real grass because then they can’t pack them into feedlots like sardines anymore.<\/p>\n
This is just another reason why finding a local a farmer you know and trust is important if you want genuine grass fed beef.<\/p>\n
Check out this source for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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