The Cost of Corn-Fed Cattle
March 12th, 2010 | by admin |
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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25 Responses to “The Cost of Corn-Fed Cattle”
By StumpRidgeBeef on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
Not all beef is …
Not all beef is raised as in the WSJ video. Above is a video of some of my calves running laps after moving them & their cows to fresh pasture in my Wisc rotational grazing system. My cattle are NOT fed candy. They grow on grass from May to Nov and hay over winter. From Jan thru Mar they also graze standing corn. My vet & I run them thru the chute twice a year. They get vacinated like our kids but no antibiotics, This is humane, tasty, nutritous natural, beef. Buy local. There are alternates
By BlogShag on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
Now they’re feeding …
Now they’re feeding cows junk food and candy? Oh my god, what has the world come to? Ridiculous. I knew there was a reason I avoid eating beef, and never do I eat cheap beef
By kstateninja1 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
If corn fed beef in …
If corn fed beef in the store was selling for $1.99 per pound, how much would an average person be willing to pay for grass fed?
By summerdew786 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
We should cultivate …
We should cultivate human food in our lands and their by-products should be given to animals other than using huge lands for animal fodder producion and grasses. We give human food by-products to our animals, they are not only cheap but highly nutritional.
We normally give Cottonseed meal, Rapeseed Meal, Soyabean Meal, Guar Meal, Sunflower Meal, Canola Meal, Maize Gluten, Maize Ground, Rice Polish, Wheat Bran, Wheat Broken, Cane Molasses, beet Molasses, Etc.
By summerdew786 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
We give all …
We give all nutritional products to our animals, they are not only cheaper but very small quantity is consumed by animals to produce milk and beef.
We dont give anything to our animals until or unless we know what they are going to eat and what gonna be the results.
By drahm33 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
This video is full …
This video is full of half truths. I am sick of people that don’t know anything about animal science, plant science, nutrition, and farming in general running there mouths about farming.
By InFromTheVoid on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
ya……..that’s …
ya……..that’s what I just told a family member. To cook there meat really good.
By mobeefqueen on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
Corn is perfectly …
Corn is perfectly fine for cattle’s digestive tracts. It is very efficient and cattle are fed scientifically formulated diets that fit the cattle’s needs for growth and body function. They are safe for their digestive tract as well as human consumption. Ecoli does not occur because corn is fed to them. Ecoli can be cooked out of the meat by cooking to 180 degrees.
By Antidote54 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
“And cattle he has …
“And cattle he has created for you: From them you derive warmth, and numerous benefits, and of their meat you eat. And you have sense of pride and beauty in them as you drive them home in the evening, and as you lead them forth to pasture in the morning. And they carry your heavy loads to lands that you could not reach except with souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most Kind, Most Merciful”
[Holy Qur'aan16:5-8]
By BLUEANGEL7777777777 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
THE federal …
THE federal government forces the incentives of everything in the economy.
Don’t blame farmers, they would love to produce original quality (best).
The are forced under federal restrictions.
End the Fed, Restore food quality, at cheap prices.
By BLUEANGEL7777777777 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
Seriously, I …
Seriously, I thought cattle were like 1000 bucks or so a head. Maybe that’s what the fed pays.
Because farmers are HIGHLY REGULATED/RESTRICTED.
By BLUEANGEL7777777777 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
If all americans …
If all americans paid 30% more to contribute to the pupose of this, This movement could grow extensively and eventually when stable and efficient, would become as common, as our poor quality meat today.
The original natural way, is not inefficient, only underfunded from people with an oppressed economy Due to cheap federal subsidies.
END THE FED, and all angles of economy and quality will get better.
By steer1300 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
as a feedlot owner …
as a feedlot owner i know for a fact that our cattle (fed on a high corn/hay ration) do not have digestive problems. Because cattle are ruminants they can digest almost any plant material (the plant and seed) with no problems unless the feed is rotten then complications could occur but this isn’ t very common. Grain fed beef has mor flavor and is more tinder due to marbling or small amounts of fat in the meat. grass fed beef really isn’t that much lower in fat and is generally tougher.
By cuvtixo on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
@InFromTheVoid Yes. …
@InFromTheVoid Yes. The acidity in their stomachs increases on a steady diet of corn (which usual includes corn stalks and other parts of corn plants). This leads to problems in the digestive system, but can be reversed by introducing (or re-introducing) the cattle to a grass diet.
By Faith9120 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
all farmers that …
all farmers that are in the farming business for the bucks and not for producing good quality meats/dairy should quit the business!!! Get back to ethics in farming and stop making people sick and killing us with your greed for money and qucik production. I couldn’t believe that farmer has never had grass fed cattle. He’s not a farmer, he’s stickly a business man.
By InFromTheVoid on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
why don’t they feed …
why don’t they feed the cattle hemp??
Doesn’t eating the corn cause them gut problems leading to infections then they get ecoli because of it (mostly from being in their poop all day)
By IluvABbeef on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
The less money you …
The less money you spend on meat the shittier it is.
By pfccaleb on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
the less money you …
the less money you put in your livestock the shittier the meat gets
By ottomobile69 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
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
By DuoSonic87 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
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..
By JonGarrett2008 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
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.
By Zeamus634 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
fizzy drinks don’t …
fizzy drinks don’t settle anything.
By JonGarrett2008 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
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.
By Piscivorus on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
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.
By JonGarrett2008 on Mar 12, 2010 | Reply
most people like …
most people like meat because it tastes good.