The Cost of Corn-Fed Cattle
Watch out meat-lovers. With corn prices doubling since last year, industrial-scale farmers with corn-fed cattle are searching for ways to cut feeding costs — by introducing cheaper recipes. WSJ’s Matt Rivera reports. (July 14)
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the less money you …
the less money you put in your livestock the shittier the meat gets
they only make 20- …
they only make 20-30 dollars profit for every cow they raise might cost them 1000 dollars to raise they sell it for 1030 and make 30 dollars off it not much profit for them u should be paying 1000 if u were to buy a cow depends if its live or dead u pay per the lbs if its dead
UM .. did I hear …
UM .. did I hear right?
$20-$30 dollars per head?
are you kidding me?
If i were to buy a cow for myself, I now expect to pay $30 a head..
maybe not for you …
maybe not for you and me but does for cattle. they drink plenty of soda. not necessarily coke or pepsi but carbonated water I should say.
fizzy drinks don’t …
fizzy drinks don’t settle anything.
not only do they …
not only do they eat chocolate but they also drink soda. the soda helps settle their stomach.
eating chocolate is news to me though.
It only tastes good …
It only tastes good to people because it’s what they’re used to. If you had never tasted or smelled anything animal other than dung, roadkill, and various glandular secretions, I doubt you’d be as thrilled about the taste or smell of meat, raw or cooked. My point is that it’s entirely a matter of culture and upbringing.
most people like …
most people like meat because it tastes good.
They’re already …
They’re already dead when they’re being gutted. Duh!
Guess what. dead …
Guess what. dead deer or cows dont fight and scream when the you are field dressing. yankee.
WTF feeding …
WTF feeding chocolate to cattle!?!?!?!
that might happen …
that might happen at first, but then i think most people would eventually start killen cattle
Most people only …
Most people only like meat because they’ve never had to kill it. They’ve grown up ripping it out of plastic packages. Well plastic packages don’t fight and scream when you’re ripping their guts out. If people had to kill what they ate, they’d only eat milk, eggs, and fish. That’s all I eat anyway.
Amen, takamineg!
Amen, takamineg!
Grain-fed beef is …
Grain-fed beef is becoming those corporate farming practices that have become more popular now than ever. Seems to be the only way for anyone to make money off of cattle. Unfortunately, for the grain-fed producers, grass-fed does seem to be gaining in popularity from the consumer’s standpoint as well as the producers; healthier beef, and a low-cost way of producing beef. Maybe in the macroeconomical context GrassFB won’t compete, but in comparison with input costs of GrainFB…
Beaelliott, you …
Beaelliott, you just proved yourself to be an idiot. Before you continue to post these “all knowing” post to try and show the world how intelligent you are maybe you should consider starting off with something of a smaller scale. Most people could read a book or do a little research, in your case, I would try and master the frisbee.
I am sorry that …
I am sorry that dumb like you dont understand that most ORDINARY humans love the taste of beef. If you dont want to look at this site then by all means do a search on vegan and spend your time on the numerous post about that. Oh and the comment about our mothers giving birth to us…………..I am sorry I haven’t met her, I have been as for three days now.
I totally agree, …
I totally agree, reuben.
Enchilada, it all …
Enchilada, it all depends on the operation. If you mean dry cornstalks as in crop residue grazing, the cattle are still going to have access to the grain corn, and that would be from either waste spilt off the harvester or not picked up off the cobs.
Alfalfa cubes are another, though slightly slower, alternative to grain, yes. Same with GOOD QUALITY alfalfa hay and some types of grass hay.
I have read about …
I have read about grass fed beef. Lower in calories and fat, higher in protein. It’s harder to find than grain fed beef. Even small scale farmers fatten cattle before selling by feeding grain because everybody knows that it’s the “right” way to raise cattle.
Corn feeding is …
Corn feeding is like a person eating nothing but candy. Higher weight quicker, but it’s mostly fat and really not a healthy diet.
how about dry feed …
how about dry feed like dry alfalfa or dry cornstalk, i understand those also help in the fattening process, maybe not as good as corn though
Corn is a way to …
Corn is a way to yes, put on weight quicker so that the meat is more tender as well as the end point time that the cattle need to reach their target weight. Cattle tend to take longer to reach their target weight if they are on grass alone; they are also leaner on a grass-only diet.
Oh come off it. …
Oh come off it. Where was it mentioned in the vid or to whomever that animals were being hurt and abused???
Nice work. keep it …
Nice work. keep it up. mean time come for social media marketing for esteembpo**com GH