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womanofthehills

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19. Lots of ranchers out by me - ranchers & local small grocery bought the local

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Oct 4, 2021, 12:06 AM

Oct 2021

meat processing company. High quality grass fed beef, not corn finished, gets good prices. Now we always have grass fed beef in our small local grocery. Small ranchers out here sell direct to customers - starting at $200 you can get a nice selection of beef. A woman in my book club can sell all the grassfed beef she has direct to people in the community.

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Feeling cheated, ranchers are opting out of the meatpacking system. Biden is backing them up. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP

Hey, ranchers and farmers: Come home to the Big D Tent Champp Oct 2021 #1

It is frustrating to see how much has changed in one generation... ret5hd Oct 2021 #2

A slightly different viewpoint. .perhaps it is time to consider a slightly more ecologically niyad Oct 2021 #3

Slightly more ecologically friendly and sustainable than meat? Merlot Oct 2021 #4

True, but. . ,baby steps?? niyad Oct 2021 #5

On shortgrass prairie? There's literally nothing ecologically better than ranching NickB79 Oct 2021 #8

So, because it has always been done, it must continue? There are no other options? niyad Oct 2021 #9

Grazing herbivores are what made the prairies NickB79 Oct 2021 #10

Thanks Red Mountain Oct 2021 #11

Then, as I was suggesting, it is obviously time to think in completely new directions. niyad Oct 2021 #13

Such as? NickB79 Oct 2021 #14

Such as. . .I do not know. But surely, intelligent minds can come up niyad Oct 2021 #15

It is not really sad it is more just science. cinematicdiversions Oct 2021 #17

Then other uses have to be found, niyad Oct 2021 #18

Does this mean they'll start selling directly to the consumer, like Omaha Steaks??? If more $$ can in2herbs Oct 2021 #6

There are numerous other firms and farms doing direct from the farm marketing. A HERETIC I AM Oct 2021 #16

I have a Wild Forks not horribly far away obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #20

Lots of local butchers and producers multigraincracker Oct 2021 #7

We used to have meat lockers around here xmas74 Oct 2021 #12

Lots of ranchers out by me - ranchers & local small grocery bought the local womanofthehills Oct 2021 #19