tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post2237032449206418500..comments2024-02-21T01:37:44.813-08:00Comments on Trevor Herriot's Grass Notes: Marketing grass-finished beefTrevor Herriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-40296996924323689112011-09-27T14:41:32.381-07:002011-09-27T14:41:32.381-07:00Paul--no, I haven't heard anything definitive ...Paul--no, I haven't heard anything definitive on Potatogate for a while. The bid process is proceeding as far as I know and nothing has changed: still no proper public process, no adherence to the government's own guidelines, no environmental accountability, no recognition that all native grassland still in government hands deserves protection.Trevor Herriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-57579968735014440762011-09-27T14:34:50.400-07:002011-09-27T14:34:50.400-07:00Thanks for that, GM--glad to hear you are loving t...Thanks for that, GM--glad to hear you are loving the good stuff. I know what you are saying about doing it for the taste, but some people I talk to say it should be marketed as "conservation grade" or "bird-friendly beef."Trevor Herriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-73039740326901444612011-09-27T13:48:00.464-07:002011-09-27T13:48:00.464-07:00Since reading Grass, Sky, Song we've been orde...Since reading Grass, Sky, Song we've been ordering half of a half of grass-fed beef from a local farmer. Earlier this summer we ran out of hamburger from our last order but because we still had other beef we thought we'd get some ground beef from our local butcher shop. I made up hamburgers for the barbecue as I usually do, handed them to my husband to grill them and then forgot that this package was the butcher shop meat. When I bit into the hamburger I couldn't believe how dry and tasteless it was. Then I remembered its origin and realized that the grass fed beef is really tasty. <br /><br />We were just on holidays in the States and did see much more advertisement of grass-fed beef. But we also saw lots of huge feed lots so they are not going away. <br /><br />I hope more people will convert over to grass-fed beef. If they don't do it for the bird preservation reasons or the health reasons then do it for the taste!gypsysmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811729931082569096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-84048750728313616812011-09-24T10:42:16.037-07:002011-09-24T10:42:16.037-07:00And don't even get me started on the differenc...And don't even get me started on the difference between "free range" and "free run".<br /><br />It seems that when language can be taken advantage of, it is. We need a plain language movement for our food sources it would seem.<br /><br />Love the blog. Do you have any updates on potatogate? I am not really that happy with the way the government here believes in their divine right to do whatever they want.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402968233131301006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-4793469383769744852011-09-21T07:56:09.646-07:002011-09-21T07:56:09.646-07:00I know what you're saying , Paul. It is very c...I know what you're saying , Paul. It is very confusing. Trouble is, some beef that is finished on grain is called "grass-fed" because the animals were fed grass for much of their lives before being sent to the feedlot. Neither term is definitive and in the U.S. they are trying to sort this out. There is a bit of an explanation at http://www.grass-fed-beef-101.com/definition_of_grass_fed_beef.html. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment.Trevor Herriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129533251670929001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953681015185820780.post-59559738164965419962011-09-20T14:34:38.287-07:002011-09-20T14:34:38.287-07:00There is a difference between "grass fed"...There is a difference between "grass fed" and "grass finished".<br /><br />Grass fed means that the animal was fed predominately on grass for it's entire life.<br /><br />Grass finished means it was only finished on grass and may not have had any until it entered it's finishing stage.<br /><br />We need to really watch when it comes to marketing speak and government regulation. If you really want the best beef you can get, look for grass fed.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402968233131301006noreply@blogger.com