On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:02:26 -0500, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:58:02 +1100, "Farm1" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> b.com...
> >> On 11/20/2012 8:23 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
> >>
> >>> Their grass-fed New Zealand cheddar cheese is delicious, healthful, and
> >>> a bargain -
> >>
> >> I'm trying to picture a big wheel of cheese grazing in a New Zealand
> >> pasture.
> >
> >I'm trying to picture a diary cow grazing on something other than grass.
> >
>
> In this neck of the woods 'grass' is green, and 'hay' is brown. And
> we used to brag about feeding our cattle grain.

I remember those days... Kansas corn fed beef was the epitome of
goodness.
>
> I don't know if it is like those 'uncaged chickens' we hear about.

We have a farm up North that raises cattle and free range chickens. I
like the way they operate. The chickens are in the cow pasture and
their coop is moved every few days. This isn't the same farm, but
it's the same method.
http://www.horseandbuggyproduce.com/...res/egg-shares

> I
> wonder if giving a bovine a blade of fresh grass just before
> dispatching him/her counts as 'grass fed'.
>
What's the point? They're pasture raised most of their lives and then
finished in a feed lot. If they weren't kept in such crowded,
horrible conditions for so long and fed pure grain instead of that
stuff filled with steroids and ground up cow parts, no one would be
objecting because grain finished beef is darned tasty.

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