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Any tips on buying local pasture raised that WON'T taste like dirt? The meat we've got is OK but the fat tastes like dirt. This is from local farms in GA claiming grass fed and grain finished. If you're the Worcestershire well done steak sauce type that is OK, but not for me. That's why I trim fat off venison. We have the same issue here with local producers. Unless the burger is cooked/burned to "well", I can't eat it. A local restaurant serves it in their burgers so I have to order a chicken sandwich. This "grass fed " label is a marketing stunt. What the hell do the other cows eat?......sawdust? A few years ago, we had a f___ton of moose meat to process so we took the burger to a local shop with a great reputation and they took the liberty of grinding 10% of their local beef fat into our burger. They ruined several hundred pounds of good moose meat. Local farmers grow barley successfully.....is that good for fattening a beef and if so, how long should they be on the barley? No corn here and very little oats.
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Off topic but...
Any tips on buying local pasture raised that WON'T taste like dirt? The meat we've got is OK but the fat tastes like dirt. This is from local farms in GA claiming grass fed and grain finished. If you're the Worcestershire well done steak sauce type that is OK, but not for me. That's why I trim fat off venison. Grass fed and grain finished shouldn't taste like dirt. Critters taste like what they eat, so it wasn't fed out correctly. I've finished lambs that tasted like the most tender beef you have ever had. Don't expect that from any store bought cuts though.
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Wow and I thought I was strange for thinking wild turkeys tasted like river bottom mud. (Sort of the reason myself and renegade make dog meat out of them)
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This "grass fed " label is a marketing stunt. What the hell do the other cows eat?......sawdust?
Holy schidt! This made me laugh!
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I picture a cow laying in a wood shop chewing it's cud, saw dust on it's lips and nose. hahhaha
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Off topic but...
Any tips on buying local pasture raised that WON'T taste like dirt? The meat we've got is OK but the fat tastes like dirt. This is from local farms in GA claiming grass fed and grain finished. If you're the Worcestershire well done steak sauce type that is OK, but not for me. That's why I trim fat off venison. My source is a cow/calf operation. He raises them on grass and hay. And feeds them twice a day on corn silage and ground corn and oats. The flavor is outstanding. I'd look for someone that does similar or finishes them with barley like Big Jim does. and that is what i am looking for......we will see if jim is interested......bob
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Wow and I thought I was strange for thinking wild turkeys tasted like river bottom mud. (Sort of the reason myself and renegade make dog meat out of them)
The ones around here taste like the ones from the store, just a smaller. But we shoot jakes and hens and leave the big toms for someone else
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Still $1,200 - $1,400 for a half, butchered and wrapped here.
If it drops below $1,000 I'd be a buyer but there doesn't seem to be a supply and demand issue here, which is good for the ranchers.
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I’ll sell you one for $2,000. It’s PRIMO !
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Our local butcher is booked through December, we have plenty of beef if you can do it yourself or haul away... That’s pretty much the situation around here. One shop is stopping all their custom butchering. They were all backed up before that. Now it’s worse. We have appointments for 6-8 hogs early this fall. We get those slots a year in advance. The place I take my steers to is now backed up till the end of the year also. I called the other day and made appointments for 16, two month old calves I have out in the pasture right now for April and May of 2021.
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There used to be a butcher shop in about every town around here. I can think of maybe three now. And, as said, they charge more, and can not pick up an animal at the farm.
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Just saw a message from one plant about 100 miles away that we’ve used and they said their first opening to butcher cattle or pigs is in early December.
THAT’S 7 MONTHS OUT!
That plant in particular is for sale if anyone is looking for a business to buy that has plenty of work lined up.
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Sounds like a great time to get a butcher shop/slaughter operation up and running.
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Mmm where’s the beef??
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Small operations can’t keep up with the food police.
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I wish they bred cows to yield all ribeyes!! 😂😂😂
I bought 1/2 beef (1) time, over 60% burger. Never again.
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Just bought a cow for $1,400. We have to pay to have it killed and butchered, wrapped and frozen. Total cost estimated to be under $1,900. Three of us are sharing the estimated 500 pounds of meat. We have to wait 90 days to pick it up. I thought that was a good price and from what we are hearing, a short wait.
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I wish they bred cows to yield all ribeyes!! 😂😂😂
I bought 1/2 beef (1) time, over 60% burger. Never again. I did that before, seemed like I ended up with a cordwood pile of bagged tubes. I was a 4-H bovine though. You could taste the brushing and pampering. lol I think the toothless wonders at the packing house kept a few ribeyes back for their trouble.
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Well, it all depends on the quality of the beef and the instructions you give the processor. Bring in a dried up old cow and it's a different story than a 2 year old corn finished steer. And what do you like to cook. I prefer roasts and chili/stew meat so I never grind venison. (And adjust cooking method to the age of the animal.)
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Which explains a lot.
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well...bit of a bump I guess.
Hope Bob sees it.
We have selected some steers to put in our fat pen.
10 of em.
We finish our own beef with full feed barley.
So......we bought a big expensive feed grinder! Its currently north of Glasgow like 60 miles.
We think it will take at least 200 days.
We have no ieea. We don't ever really keep track on our own.
We don't even know what our costs will be. We know that barley is cheap...and want to grow some.
I dont suppose these will be economical beef!
Looking to feed hogs too.
Anyway..........we have started out.
No idea where we are going...but there is no sense in being late!
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