With grass-fed beef popping up on menus across
North America, and more small-farm owners venturing into this growth
area, the time is right for a comprehensive book on how to raise,
manage, and market grass-fed cattle.
Grass-Fed
Cattle, the newest addition to Storey’s library
of best-selling livestock books, covers every aspect of raising and
care, including herd selection, breeding, yearly cycles, cultivating
and maintaining healthy soil and grass, fencing and pasture rotation,
winter grazing, pests and diseases, and necessary equipment.
Author Julius Ruechel, who has been raising beef cattle on his
family’s farm since his start as a 4-H member, packs this
handbook with everything a farmer needs to know, regardless of herd
size and acreage. His advice and systems are applicable to the smallest
backyard hobby farms as well as the largest commercial herds and
ranches.
In addition to essential farming information, Ruechel devotes a major
section of the book to marketing. He discusses niche market
opportunities, scheduling the selling and buying of cattle for the
greatest profit, finishing the beef and arranging for slaughter,
labeling, dynamic marketing, and financial planning and record keeping.
He also includes chapters specially addressed to the conventional
farmer who is transitioning to natural production, the farmer who is
considering leasing or buying land, and the farmer who wishes to pursue
organic certification.
The first book of its kind, Grass-Fed
Cattle is an indispensable, authoritative reference for
anyone interested in raising cattle or looking for a profitable farm
venture.
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Grass-Fed Cattle
How
to Produce and Market Natural Beef
by Julius Ruechel
Storey
Publishing, 2006.
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