All beef cattle spend more than half their lives eating grass. That grass could be growing in a pasture, or during periods of bad weather, the grass could be cut and dried hay that was grown for ...

If the Bay Area food scene were a cotillion, grass-fed beef would be its newest debutante. Although Northern California's history with cows fattened on nothing but local pastures goes back more ...

The process by which a cow goes from pasture to plate is not always pretty. But by knowing how our brisket arrives on our plate, we can appreciate beef that has been responsibly produced. Oct 22 ...

Expert: Beware of grass tetany, pasture bloat in cattle WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Beef producers should expand their knowledge about grass tetany and bloat to protect their cows, said a Purdue University ...

Grass-fed beef sounds like a lovely idea. Customers envision happy cattle grazing on green pastures, producing meat that is better for our health and the environment. It turns out that none of this… ...

Raising beef cattle on pasture is inherently more challenging than fattening them on feedlots. Nitschke's first problem was one the folks at Harris never face. There was no sign of any of the 75 ...

What's the difference between grass-fed and feedlot beef? Feedlot calves begin their lives on pasture with the cow that produced them. They're weaned after six to nine months, then grazed a bit ...

Eduardo Porter and his readers on the environmental benefits of free-range beef. February 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ESTToday at 1:00 p.m. EST Porter argued that pasture-raised, organic and grass-fed ...

Drylot beef cow production can be a viable alternative for producers, according to researchers at North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center.

Cows are “grass fed” for most of their lives. After about 10 months, “grass finished” cows will continue on a grass or pasture diet, while conventionally raised cows will be fed grain for ...