Daily rant against the anti-meat Mafia. Have you heard the "it takes 300 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef", so beef is bad for the environment argument? You have to admit that whoever is behind the anti-meat propaganda are extremely clever. They take advantage of the fact that 90% of the population live in a city and have very little understanding about where their food comes from and don't really think even superficially about the sound bite fed to them.. A friend came out to the ranch for a visit. She is a super person, interested in organic food, and a serious carnivore but as we were touring the ranch she said, "it's too bad that cows are so bad for the environment. Did you know it takes 300 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef?" I am pretty easy going but this set me off. I asked her to explain the statement and she said, well I guess it is because they drink so much water. So I told her to use the head planted firmly on her shoulders to explain to me where that water goes after the cow drinks it and how exactly that is bad for the environment. She was confused, so I said "the cow drinks 30 gallons of water, and then does that water disappear from the earth? Is it zapped away into outer space? No, the cow then proceeds to walk across the field and redistribute that water in various places ." I know there are many smart scientists on NOSTR so I would like to hear confirmation from someone that the water indeed does not disappear! The next rant will be about cow farts and how awful they are compared to the alternatives #grassfed #cowfarts #climatechange #antifarmjng #climatehoax

Many people who raise Grassfed cattle practice some type of rotational grazing which seems to improve the grasses. My theory is that many people do not understand the true productive potential of their land because many extremely productive plants have been crowded out over the years and through no fault of their own, they simply have not seen these plants growing on their land. The only way to really see the variety of plants which existed is to strip graze a piece of your land and then let it sit for an entire year. Obviously, you cannot do this with a large piece of land, but you can certainly do it with a small plot and then just let it grow back with whatever happens to grow. One of the incredible plants you will see grow back will probably be Pigweed. You have probably seen this growing in your working pens. It can grow 5-7 feet tall in a low rainfall environment (15 inches per year type of climate) and much taller (10-12 feet high) if you live in an area with 30-40 inches of rainfall. Many people will say that Pigweed is toxic to cattle and other livestock but this simply is not true. It might be toxic if it is the only thing your cattle eat, but in a pasture with a variety of weeds and grasses, cattle will eat a wide variety of available plants and won't get a toxic dose of any one plant. Plants such as Pigweed which some people consider to be Weeds have the particular advantage of being able to grow with very little water. They produce an abundant amount of "plant matter" which as any person with cattle knows is extremely important as cattle consume 20-30 lbs per day of food. When you start to see the incredible variety of plants that will grow on your land in addition to the grasses, you will understand that the land has much more productive potential than you might have imagined. The problem the becomes how do you graze these extremely abundant annual plants to take advantage of this abundance. #grassfed #proofofsteak #foodstr

Pigweed 10 feet tall

Would you like a little Ractopamine with your steak? How about some Zilmax, otherwise known affectionately by the feedlot industry as Vitamin Z!! What are you talking about? What is Ractopamine? What is Zilmax? I will give you a brief overview, but you need to go do some research in order to fully understand how sick and twisted the food industry is: These two drugs are "beta-agonists", which are common asthma medicines. One side effect of Asthma medicines is unwanted weight gain. Hmmm, unwanted weight gain! I know an industry that loves weight gain! The animal husbandry industry. But but but, these drugs cause heart problems and they are banned for use in animal husbandry in 160 countries! No worries, we'll pay off all the regulators! So,..... Net result is that these drugs are fed to Farmed Fish, Cattle in Feedlots, Chickens and pigs. Lots of extra weight! There is no withdrawal period before slaughter so you are getting a passive dose with every bite! YUMMY!! Need another reason to seek out your local grassfed farmer? Ask the rancher the tough questions! Do you feed beta agonists? Some people believe they are "organic" or that they are not feeding this or that and they don't realize it is added to certain feeds or supplements they buy. Unfortunately, you have to know ALL the questions to ask! I believe that if you eat Grassfed beef from cattle that graze native pastures 365 days a year is probably the purest form of protein known to many! On native pasture, cattle will eat 50 or 100 different types of grasses and forbs which all have different nutritional and medicinal properties. I would rather have a small dose of all those things than a small dose of Vitamin Z! #grassfed #homestead #foodstr #

A healthy grassland is not just grass!! This pasture is covered with Arrowhead Sunflower plants which are 2 feet tall. There are many native plants which can grow incredibly tall and provide great forage. Many of these are considered weeds by some but they have incredible nutritional value and more importantly they can grow with very little moisture. Next time I'll post a picture of 6 foot tall "pigweed" . Pigweed grows where nothing else will grow!! You might know it by its name, the ancient grain Amaranth. Why wouldn't you want 6 foot tall incredibly nutritious Amaranth growing on your land? Of course you would if you knew about it!