Posted by Bruce from Can. on December 19, 2021 at 06:39:39 from (70.50.208.37):
In Reply to: Another educate me posted by rrman61 on December 19, 2021 at 04:24:37:
Any place where the land is good for growing row crops, corn, wheat or soy, is far too expensive to graze cattle on. You can even get a better rate of return doing cash rent on top quality land, then you can get doing grass fed beef. That being said, there are exceptions to every rule. If you are doing organic, or selling directly to folks that are willing to pay extra, sure it could work. For the average Joe, trying to finish cattle on grass, you had better have access to some land that can only grow grass. Either to hilly, rocky, to thin of soil, not enough annual rain, but will grow a bit of grass, have at it. Most of the pasture land is used for brood cows to raise calves, which go into feed lots and eat corn. Its the fat in the meat that gives it the flavour humans crave.
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