At Last, New Rules Set for Grass-Fed Meat

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ADB_203 — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:12:41 GMT

Re: Grass fed meats. Check out Slanker's Grass-Fed Meats, RR2, Box 175, Powderly, TX.

Their ranch is a lovely Red River Valley spread, 2 mi. from Red River. All their animals are grass fed. No anti-biotics. NO GRAIN. Their beef is fabulous. I do not work for them. I am a customer living in Paris, TX about 15 miles from their beautiful ranch. They also sell free range chickens, goats, etc. and ship all over the country. Their motto: Helping change the way America eats. These are really good honest reliable people.

adb55@att.net

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spiritgate1 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:54:29 GMT

I also highly recommend Slanker's grass fed meats. They can be found at www.texasgrassfedbeef.com.

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Dr. A — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:57:28 GMT

Speaking of Grass Fed Meat, I have not been able to find an anwser to my question on both Dr, Mercola's website and the internet. Can anyone explain why there are 100 percent grass fed meat that contains trans fat in them? I bought some the other day from trader joes not knowing to look at the trans fat label.

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Spurple30 — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:03:36 GMT

If you have not read the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan, it is a must read for anyone concerned about what is in the food they eat. It definitely convinced me to eat grass fed beef.

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Skupe — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:32:37 GMT

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eli97030 — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:02:55 GMT

At long last! I just read a book titled The Omnivore's Dilemma. I follow an organic and/or local diet. I also follow organic news. Amazing what lobbyists for industrial agriculture are able to accomplish! So, I am happy to see that grass fed will men grass fed and not feed lot finished! Let's see what the lobbyists do with this one!

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SallyJ — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:53:25 GMT

I have been searching for a long time to buy grass fed/free range beef that is affordable! I tried one company but switched when I discovered Bill Kurtis had a company selling grass fed and grass finished beef...has anyone heard of his company? I have been pleased with it but sure wish I could find a local outlet...we do have a group that sells grass fed/free range, but corn fed at the end of feeding!....the shipping on buying out of state is a killer....but has to be! it comes frozen solid summer or winter!

I'm also looking for free range turkeys for the holidays....I dread the price I'll be getting on those!

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jcavaluzzi — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 14:02:10 GMT

Well folks, it all boils down to this. We need a person in the White House to get us back to our Constitutional Rights, that is small government. Maybe then we can rid ourselves of the corrupt and inefficient bureaucy. Jut maybe Ron Paul is our man..........................

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Glenn ODell — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:30:41 GMT

The problem is dishonesty. Politicians, bureaucrats, and corporations. How do you find someone to deal with that you can trust?

I think I've found the best of both worlds. Early this year I searched the internet for a source of grass fed meat. I think I hit the jackpot first time. Slankers Grass Fed is a family operation in Texas. You order only by phone so I've already talked to 3 family members, and I trust them. They have great variety, (in season). Beef, buffalo, goat, pork, lamb, chickens, turkeys, plus raw milk cheeses and dog & cat food. They use a local certified butcher to give you just the cuts you want, and ship it frozen to your door. I'm sure there are other farmers out there doing much the same. Check them out. I eat mostly ground beef, raw. Great stuff, but not a good idea if you don't trust your source.

Glenn O'Dell

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Gary J Collins — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:54:48 GMT

ooops forgot to mention, with the downgrading of the organic labeling of fresh food maybe it is time to change the label to "naturally produced" and also to rename raw milk to natural milk. Just a thought.

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Gary J Collins — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:52:05 GMT

I grew up only knowing grass fed, free roving livestock, which we slaughtered and butchered at home, on our farm. I had never thought of let alone encountered grain fed meat. It was only a couple of years ago that I first saw grain fed meat in a supermarket. Yes, it was proudly labelled as grain fed. I only bought it once. The meat was terrible. Tough and tasteless

About 4 years ago I saw a program on television about a way that livestock could be both grass fed and raised in a feed lot situation.

How this worked was to grow grass hydoponically then feed the livestock with the resulting grass. It takes about a week for the grass to grow sufficiently to be feed.

Using this method all the livestock is technically grass fed even if the livestock has never seen an open paddock much less known what it is like to graze freely.

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kmvos — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:07:31 GMT

My husband and I have recently changed our eating habits (about 6 months ago) including grass fed beef, free range chicken and eggs, etc. organic fruits and vegetables. We are both feeling much better, bodies adjusting (lose of weight). We find that the meat is more flavorable and tender than what we had been eating. My husband says that the chicken actually has a flavor. I will now eat chicken, which I did not when eating chickens raised in chicken houses. I had almost given up eating meats because they did not taste good. We limit the amounts we eat now, but we do enjoy it. We live in a large city, but we try to purchase from local farmers, etc.

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seg — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:41:47 GMT

Always good to see rules introduced and based on fair play....

Even better to see them implemented and followed faithfully......

To the loyal farmers hats of to you, you're doing a great service to mankind and that alone is worth more than anything money can buy........

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tammyinmo — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:44:36 GMT

As a small farmer that raises grass fed lamb and goat meat and plans to start raising beef soon, I am totally opposed to the USDA regulating the term grass fed. Eventually, you will have to pay for certification and the small farmer that is truly raising pastured meats will not be able to call their meats grass fed because they won't be able to comply with the costly regulations. The only ones that will remain are the big corporations and they will be able to raise the animals on dirt for half the year, feeding hay instead of corn if they choose to do so, based on the information in the article that you referenced. Our livestock is on pasture 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. They do get hay from about January till March, but they are still on pasture and they will eat what still manages to grow. They are not confined to a small area that turns into a muddy mess. They get no antibiotics, hormones or even chemical wormers. We don't use artificial fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides on our land, but the term organic is out of our reach as a small farmer. I'd like to be able to continue to call my animals grass fed without costly government interference.

The term organic is now pretty much meaningless and getting worse by the day. As a small farmer, it isn't worth the expense and hassle to go through the USDA certification process, so I can't call my produce organic unless I only sell less than $1000 per year. The organic certification process means small guys lose and big corporations get to take over the market. The same thing will happen to the term grass fed if the USDA is involved.

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david — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:40:47 GMT

Crazy world.....in which more people understand the crucial importance of what we feed animals.....but not it appears, what they consume as a human animal !!
If all animals, including us, only ate what nature designed us to, many health issues would disappear...
...and if we eat animals that have consumed the same kind of bad carbs that compromise our health, then we have the wonderful situation of unhealthy people...eating unhealthy animals.