Pasture Fed Beef And Dairy
Arguably the food movement with the potential to make the biggest impact on agriculture since the advent of organics is the pasture grazing movement. Reaching into the milk cooler, the cheese case, and the beef counter, too, the pasture-fed movement has its sights on transforming the very core of US economy: the beef industry.
Sound far-reaching? It is. Since it takes 350 gallons of crude oil to take a single cow to slaughter (including growing, irrigating, combining, and milling corn for feed, raising, transporting and slaughtering cattle), the bond between Big Oil and Big Beef is as big as the state of Texas. Bigger.
Indeed, if we're serious about reducing our country's dependence on foreign oil, we need look no further than transforming the way we raise, feed, and care for our cattle - whether we're talking about dairy or beef.
And this is where the pasture-fed movement comes in. Below you can read about four innovators who currently sell their products at The Wedge.
Health Benefits of Pasture-Fed Beef
For a Good Overview:
- Eat Wild
- Study conducted by California State University at Chico and the University of California Cooperative Extension Service (This document requires a PDF reader.)
For Specific Information:
