Where do you get your beef from? Do you raise it yourself? How is it raised? What supplemental feeds do you use? What vaccinations do you give? Do you give any medication’s as preventives?
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All great questions 🔥
We started into raising cows last spring. The bank failures led us to move capital into assets we are comfortable with. First steer will be finished either next fall or the following spring, we're in no hurry, low time preference.
Our cattle get pasture, hay, and organic salts, some infused with organic garlic. Any fly issues are treated with a rub on essential oil.
We haven't given any vaccines or medications so far, but considering vaccinating for black leg since it can and has rekt many herds. Tetanus required when castrating.
Otherwise no medicines or grain or anything like that. Our pastures are abundant with forbs and such which cows can choose from according to their needs for self treatment.
That sounds like the kind of beef I’d be interested in buying. 2026 is a great timeframe for me to pick up my next whole beef. I just ordered a whole beef from my regular local rancher. What part of the world are you located in?
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I get asked quite a bit how to determine what a good regenerative farm operation looks like.
These are exactly the types of questions you should be asking to whomever you are entrusting to grow your family's food if you aren't doing it yourself.