IS GRASS FED BEEF BETTER THAN GRAIN FED BEEF?

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you to commenter Dominic for bringing to light that the EU still allows the usage of glyphosate. It is Austria that banned usage in 2019 and the EU's widespread usage laws come up for renewal in 2022. Here is a link to a complete list of countries with glyphosate bans: www.carlsonattorneys.com/news-and-update/banning-roundup 🥩🥩Join my NEWSLETTER so we don't lose touch!: bit.ly/ShepherdessNWSLTR Search "the Shepherdess" to find me wherever PODCASTS are found.

[@kwoltekublai3337]

Hi, the EU has what is effectively a blanket ban on GM crops, which means that in the EU glyphosphate cannot be used as a selective herbicide on a growing crop that is to enter the food chain as is done on crops genetically modified to be resistant to glyphosphate in the US and the rest of the world. This means it primarily is used to kill a crop before a new one is sown, unfortunately there are some farmers who use it as a ripening aid on crops pre silage/grain harvest. In a no till system where it never touches a growing crop glyphosphate can be a useful tool, but however I think it has no place entering any food chain that produces a product intended for human consumption.

[@patrickbass3118]

Glyphosate still being widely used here in Canada. I personally know several farmers who frequently use roundup on their feed crops

[@robertensign8786]

As a typical, skeptical cow calf guy, you really opened my eyes and mind. I went into the video with my usual ornery self, expecting the typical bashing of grain finished beef, and came out of it thinking about retaining just a handful of steers to try a small project with. I’m not gonna throw all my eggs in the basket quite yet, but imma give it a try. Thanks for the very well put together and informative video.

[@theShepherdess]

I appreciate this comment very much, sir! Thank you!

[@americanbeefranch]

Make sure that you are using the right kind of animal to grass finish. If you don’t you will not be satisfied guaranteed.

[@folkertvisser5294]

I am an organic dairyfarmer in the netherlands now for 5 years and i can say the soil can heal itself in the past I was always feeding minerals and other bufferingagents to keep the cows healty noeadays i djust feed some complementry saltbloks .. after testing my silage for the past few years this was the mineral they needed furthermore my cows are out on pasture about 190 days a year day and night during wintertime they are fed homegrown grassilage with organicconcentrates and I am amazed by the amount of milk you could get out of your own forage..

[@dougsoltesz]

Nice video. I appreciate what grass fed benefits have over grain feed. Not to mention animals like yours have a much better, stress free life. I know you're focusing on the sheep, but I would encourage you to also do vlog videos on the cattle and suggestions for raising them. I know in Joe's books he recommends having chickens, sheep/goats, and cattle all rotate to minimize the parasite load and better graze the land. Since you have all 3, it would be interesting to hear your experiences.

[@truckerenoch8824]

Not just glyphosate, but atrazine also, which is recommended by monsanto to use on top of the roundup. Atrazine is a known hormone disrupter and is wreaking havoc on amphibian and fish populations along farm runoffs.

[@markmayes41]

It's turning the frogs... Well, you know.... LOL

[@patrickbass3118]

I'm glad there's a few good people out there who know what's going on.. I mentioned this and most people think its just crazy talk

[@jlpaints]

Excellent video. Laura's (my beautiful wife) grandfather was a rancher who was born in the 1890`s and I heard him say over 30 years ago that it was not beef making people overweight and unhealthy, it was processed foods such as sugar, white flour and most of all herbicides and pesticides that are killing us. This was during the carbohydrate over protein craze. Smart man, who lived to be 92 years old. He died while checking water tanks on the ranch.

[@robertensign8786]

Very smart man. Honestly, that’s how I want to go..... in my buggy or on my quad out checking cows or fence. Calve on friends.....

[@LtColDaddy71]

Actually, you nailed it, and as you stated, the grass fed is a lot more nutrient dense than grain fed. A lot of the problem is that modern grain seed is loaded with a genetic package that lets nutritional value of the product slip away in exchange for yield and amazing tolerance to both drought, and overly wet conditions. However, SOIL MANAGEMENT can do MORE to overcome those conditions.

[@theShepherdess]

It's been mindblowing to research the "other G's" that have made grain a harmful element. Makes me wonder if extreme rise in modern gluten intolerance is linked to these factors.

[@patrickbass3118]

Regenerative approach is the way to go in my opinion

[@shelleysuewho]

All of our cows are grass fed with free choice to minerals and salts. I gave my stepfather some meat for the first time from one of our steers that was butchered and he immediately tasted the difference. He said it was the best meat he's ever eaten and much prefers our beef to anything bought in a store.

[@johnnylawson69]

Always supporting your channel. I like the direction you are going. Having said that. I have no issues with grass fed, but Grandpa always gave a little grain. I remember going to the mill and getting the feed. They got about 90% grass and 10% grain. They also had a molasses lick. This isn't really possible with a large herd. With a smaller herd, it is possible. I like your content. You are a leader whether you know it or not.

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you, Johnny! Sounds like your grandad had it figured out. 👌🏻

[@pattimeredith9621]

Wondering hoe the flock faired through the Texas ice...and how guardian dog is doing. I know you are mainly a teaching channel but would love real life updates as possible. May The LORD continue to bless your work as you follow Him in all your endeavers.

[@theShepherdess]

I have had several requests for a vlog update.. I'll try to put one together to update you guys! Thank you for watching!

[@lorenzomendoza5237]

Hey Shepherdess, could you do the science behind grass fed sheep vs cattle. Awesome video!

[@theShepherdess]

Great question! I will add it to my topics list.

[@TnMtnFarm]

This video is one of the best I’ve seen for this comparison. To dig a little deeper, on the statistics that grass finished is higher in the good qualities, instead of percentages, can you share those in numerals? 300% could also translate as 3 microns per million vs 1 micron per million. 2 microns per million would be a big enough difference for most, but I’m curious about it. Thank you again for this content!

[@DanKlein_1]

Great video. Now I know why I did so well on my SAT's many many years ago. it was that extra 9 points higher in IQ level because my family ate so much beef when I was growing up. :-) seriously though, loved the bid and all the nutritional coverage. neat information. I didn't realize the huge difference grass feeding made on nutritional value of the meat.

[@ram_diesel_power6039]

I don’t believe in certified organic. All natural is fine. I wouldn’t let one of my kids die if antibiotics could save them. Over the past 25 odd years I’ve had to use penicillin and other medicine to help plenty of animals. My sheep and beef are all grass fed and then finished on second crop and grain. Good video.

[@theShepherdess]

I agree. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on a certified stamp. It's better to know your farmer and ask him directly about his practices.

[@mynock250]

I eat only grass fed, grass finished beef, but as omega 3 amounts are concerned you’d have too eat 8 pounds of grass fed beef a day to get the recommended omega 3 daily value, or you can just eat 3 ounces of salmon.

[@dwighthires3163]

Thank you so much for fact based information. Glad to see the admission of the tendency every one of us has to hold onto biases that are not supported with facts. I too am given to holding on to biases and view grain as bad for cattle. thank you for setting the record straight with facts. I must admit that this boes not mean that I will let this bias slip from my tendencies.

[@billhalsted7319]

Hi Grace! I also held onto the belief that grain was bad for cattle but it makes complete sense that these animals would naturally have grazed grain and that it's the glyphosate causing the problems. Have you seen a map of the US that highlights by color, glyphosate use across our country? I wish I knew how to attach that, but it's eye opening to see how much land in this country is saturated with that chemical. You can look it up and see the widespread increase in usage over the last few decades. Thanks for an informative video! - Sandy

[@theShepherdess]

I have seen that map! Crazy to see how heavy it is in some areas. Also crazy to think about how recent the implementation of usage and how fast it’s escalated. 1975 is not too long ago.

[@adventuresingoatfarming6754]

Growing up poor we didn’t have money to waste on commercial fertilizer or chemicals. I guess that we were organic before it was popular. Two new Maremma puppies in two days 🥰

[@theShepherdess]

congrats on the pups!!

[@truckerenoch8824]

The amount of glyphosate used on corn, cotton, sunflower, etc. is the exact reason to *NEVER* buy your oils from chy-na!!! Since crops like cotton aren't technically a "food crop" there, the regulations for amount used don't exist. They can use any amount and the oil is considered "by-product". Cotton fabrics and cottonseed oil (all oils) from there should be *AVOIDED* at all cost!

[@breesechick]

Gotta pray for y'all tonight. I saw in the news y'all might be getting some ice or snow. 🙏🔥 sending prayers and warm thoughts

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you!!!

[@6williamson]

I am a medical profession so here are my thoughts. Many of these conclusions are likely heavily flawed due to errors in reasoning. Let me explain. If you take a chemical, say CLA and feed it to animals in high amounts, you may get a certain result. Then, you apply it to a product, beef, that may contain CLA, but it also contains a million other materials. Another flaw in the arguments is that you can't use epidemiological associations to prove causality. One might find in a retrospective study that eating a certain food results in some great effect. However, people who eat this 'super food' probably also exercise and are in a higher socioeconomic group, which is also associated with a lot of beneficial attributes. You might try to adjust for such 'confounders' but it is difficult. For example, years ago, there was a New England Journal of Medicine (not a bad journal) study that showed an increased risk of pancreatic cancer in those who drink coffee. However, what they eventually found was that coffee drinkers also tend to smoke and the study had incompletely adjusted for this co-factor. oops! The only type of data you want to look at if you are truly an educated consumer is a randomized controlled trial where one group is, for example, randomized to grass-fed beef and another grain fed, and then you can follow them prospectively and see what the result is. If you find a difference, you can begin to look for mechanisms like CLA, but prior to that, it is just aimless speculation. (If you look at the CLA studies and it is in any kind of good journal, they will probably have these caveats in the discussion) You may ask, why is it that the multi billion dollar organic food and supplement industries don't do these randomized studies? Well, they're expensive and they may yield inconvenient answers. It is much easier to just 'blast the medical establishment'. I mean it worked for the vaccine deniers and the ivermectin people, right?

[@jamesleonard4607]

Glyphosate is mostly going to show up in our food supply from its application to corn and soy. Most of your hay products should not have utilized it in their production. Alfalfa is one exception because there is such a thing as roundup ready alfalfa but in my opinion it’s not worth the extra cost to use it. I’m a commercial hay producer and custom harvester and the general consensus among my fellow producers is that RR alfalfa is inferior to the common varieties in our area. The roundup ready hay I have I only used glyphosate 2 times during establishing to help clean up the field for a spring planting. Awesome video as always, praying for rain for y’all, have a good day.

[@andrewcooke6665]

Hi Shepherdess, great video and keep up the good work. Just curious on your mention of the 2 charts showing the usage of glyphosate since 1975 and the number of millions of people with cancer since 1975, would this increase in millions of people also closely match the population growth as well? Which would possibly lessen its correlation of glyphosate usage with cancer prevalence? Obviously that I’m watching this video I’m 100% for grass fed and finished beef and anti-glyphosate but just curious on that point. Thanks again for the video Shep!

[@daleklepzig2838]

As a cattlemen and physician I will add that the most important investigations involve cause and result relationships. I also live in northeast texas and do not know of any pastures around here that are free of pesticides and herbicides. Armyworms will kill an entire operation in about 3 days, and the cattle on the operation will be moved to another pasture that has been treated. Also, those of us that limit our herbicide usage as much as possible often incorporate chicken litter or cottonseed hulls (burrs) as an alternative to standard fertilizers, and often supplement as you do with cubes or a commodity mix. These all of course have grains in them. Another important consideration is the effects of too much of a "good thing" like linoleic acid. I encourage everyone to also research "too much linoleic acid" or "too much omega 3". People die every day from even too much water. I really enjoy your posts. If you are near Mt Pleasant I recommend that you join the young farmers association. Camp county cattleman's association would be something to check out too.

[@jeshurunfarm]

Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@nyatonelson3130]

I need that list of books. Am in africa in zambia. Am A youth LEARNING FARMER

[@michaelpaliden6660]

Grain feed is often seen as. Feed lot corn

[@jcmustian]

This is a great video and perfect for producers to send potential customers!

[@theShepherdess]

Feel free to share!

[@TyCombs-z9d]

Grain finishing is bad when they’re forced to have that as their main diet when finished. occasional grain grazing isn’t bad. Also, where did you source the vitamin comparison?

[@scott6052]

Great informative video. Thank you so much.

[@qdmax11]

Wow I didn’t know this about grass fed till now Thanks for the info! I shared your video on fb

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you for sharing!

[@andrewwilliams2826]

lovely to hear a positive about eating beef, here in the UK they are pushing cattle are so bad for the environment. Keep up your good work

[@ih508]

There is no debate that grass fed is way better than grain fed but the flavor of grain fed is better. The problem as you said is the glyphosate is non gmo grains.

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Raising my own grass fed steer. This time of year I am feeding mostly hay, but he also gets alfalfa cubes that I top dress with a little (less than a 1/4 cup) of my horse's sweet feed. Like you showed in this video, I figured if he were grazing on a lush pasture that he'd come across a few seed heads that the birds hadn't picked clean.

[@theShepherdess]

Yes! Many high performing pasture grasses are in the grain family. I planted rye on my pasture.

[@whitefarms3274]

Seeds (grain)have a higher concentration of minerals than foliage .They know what they need if given opportunities to find. We allow some areas to mature (grain)every year for Root Depth & Biology. 🕊

[@brianthomas3910]

The thing about selenium is that it’s been depleted from the soils, cattle aren’t taking it in like they should be either lol ugh you still might need a supplement for it

[@theShepherdess]

Yes! I discovered that last summer when my flock displayed symptoms of selenium deficiency. Thankfully it is easy enough to amend via free choice mineral!.

[@Mansahx]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Always well thought out info 👊🏾

[@theShepherdess]

I appreciate that!

[@alanstrong3295]

Good to have a balance of the two. Corn and field peas give cattle much nutrition.

[@rawbacon]

Charts like the one showing more cancer are deceptive for a few reasons......One- it goes 20 years beyond the current date, two- it's showing gross numbers with no adjustment for population, three- people are living longer and most cancers are in older people............Make a chart showing only people that are at or under the 1975 average lifespan and adjusted for population growth and it will show a totally different story.

[@hhr1862]

Well what's the percentage of cancer risk being reduced? "11 out of 11" what? Please provide more details next time.

[@michaelmiller4252]

I enjoy your channel. A lot of good information.

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you, Michael!

[@michaelmiller4252]

I have barbado sheep and enjoy them a lot. I got my first babies in January this year and they have done well. I started with a ram and 3 ewes. I will keep the little ewe I gained this year and hopefully next season will get a couple more. I raise a steer every year for the freezer but I don’t have a lot of land to have cattle on. I agree with the grass fed animals. I believe if you raise them the way they were meant to be that there are many health benefits for us and they are healthy too.

[@footplate0]

It was very gratifying to see this video and emphasizing all the rubbish that we put into/on the ground. This has caused a problem in the UK and Europe where the bee population is plunging and we all know that no bees then no food. Its good to see people with open eyes trying to put thing right. Your also right about doing things slowly and a bit at a time. It was not that many years ago the smoking was the norm and also drink driving, now both of these things are frowned at as the general population consider both as anti social. So it again rests with joe public to lobby the politicians to ban a lot of these chemicals. Don't count on big business to do anything as they will loose a few bucks, as long as they can sell it they will. As always thanks for posting

[@theShepherdess]

As always, THANK YOU for being such a tremendous support. I love how your comments tell me that you watched the whole thing! Makes me feel like the effort was worth it. 😁

[@stefflus08]

A huge problem stemming from grass feed is pyridines that ruin compost for other vegetable productions. That stuff *really* needs banning.

[@AndyVlcek]

I'm still a little foggy on this. This was also a belief I had as well, as corn should never be fed to cattle. I am going off memory here, but I think Joel Salatin even mentioned before that corn fosters a different microbial environment in the rumen and this has some links to ecoli. And when cows (or bison, or zebra, or whatever) eat grains in naturally, they typically do so when they are in their green gummy state. I'm sure that would have some affect on the animals. But a relevant/negative affect, I'm not so sure. Curious to hear your thoughts on this. And what is your talk track to a protentional customer looking to buy your beef or lamb that has been fed some corn? Thank you for the videos! Lot's of great content!

[@garybenaszeski3465]

life is just to short to eat grass feed , enjoying my choice and prime grain feed beef for a lot less money

[@cypherpunksteve4959]

Thanks! I voted for this topic!

[@theShepherdess]

Then this one was for you! Thanks for voting!!

[@haythere27]

I’d like to know the research articles that these “facts come from.” No offense to the book but how a study is run and who runs it plus books pitching only the data they want to highlight means that I prefer to get my information directly from the researchers via research journal articles.

[@Belle2550]

Would love an update on the LGD Art. Has he graduated to being alone full time? How is your routine to feed him? Will you give him a spiked collar to prevent biting on his neck? (The reason that style was made)

[@theShepherdess]

I hope to post one next week! Many people are asking. ❤️🐶🐶

[@kozakmuz]

There is the un marbled grass fed (100% grass/hay based diet) and there is awesome marbled grass fed. The difference is in the quality of the grass and carbohydrate content. Grass fed beef with quality genetics and a diet of grasses in the high carb stage of lifecycle will be marbled and taste amazing. Unfortunately, well marbled grass fed beef is rare. That's the only grass fed I would buy however.

[@aaronswanson6719]

There’s still not much CLA in grassfed

[@yolandadobbs882]

I live in the city, and I have seeing the high prices in food. ,. I don't own land but I want to have grass base cow, or goat.

[@kevinstreeter6943]

One more thing to consider is the living conditions in the feedlot where they are fed grain. There are 1000s of them. That cannot be healthy and that will affect taste. I used to like beef when I raised them myself. I do not have the desire anymore.

[@zuzannaszmidel2305]

Maybe you could attach links to the researches you mention in the video? Resources are good 🙃

[@theShepherdess]

Yes, a full blog post with links and citation is at www.HarmonyFarms.Blog. The URL to the internet based info is provided on screen as the citations are made. Thanks so much for watching!

[@waywardcajunfarms2731]

Great video!! I need to work on my video editing. Very informative video though thank you!

[@theShepherdess]

Hey, Calvin! I wondered if you were still out there! Glad to see your comment.

[@waywardcajunfarms2731]

@@theShepherdess yes its been crazy with the holidays, then got sick and been doingalot of cleaning up on the farm. Just put up a new video about it on my page!

[@fuzzybunny1213]

Awesome content, thank you.. on a superficial note, does that orange visor ever come off? :-)

[@theShepherdess]

Thanks for commenting! The visor: I can neither confirm nor deny. 😅

[@daynareynolds4078]

Tastes like Turkey. I like turkey, but I don't want to pay beef prices for it.

[@jeffjefferson3364]

Unfortunately nutritional studies are unreliable as any longterm study is impossible to administer with low enough variables to come to a thorough conclusion. I always was under the assumption most of the increase in certain nutrients in grass-fed beef was mostly due to a reduction in fat content. I.e grain fed muscle tissue gets diluted down with higher fat content.

[@everrettbreezewood3665]

All in all, solid video that does well to educate us on the benefits of grass-fed vs corn fed beef. However... I'm a little concerned about your statistics in the [benefits of eating beef] section. Not their validity, but the precise wording makes me question if you are cherry-picking information and phrasing your findings to validate your point (beef is good), rather than to educate us. Please bear with my explanation: The problems are where you point out the benefits of beef, but don't mention any health risks, and where you neglect to mention whether other food sources may have the same (or better) health results. For example: "While these are available in pill form, none of these vitamins can... like they can when they come from food based sources." Sure, beef is one way to get them, but are there other food sources that give them too? "... to fight the effects of aging, cancer, heart disease, and obesity." This wording makes it sound like CLA has a trivial impact. Sort of like the "may help reduce the risk of heart disease" on cereal boxes. Is it a significant enough factor for us to justify eating more beef? Also: "CLA is the only ANIMAL-BASED compound..." Are there other, plant based compounds that would do the same thing? Is CLA really the best way to do reduce cancer and all that other stuff? And are there drawbacks to eating beef? Forgive me for being critical, but I hold those I agree with to a higher standard than those I disagree with. Your videos are fantastic, and very educational. Please keep posting!

[@theShepherdess]

No problem! To go in depth on all of the nuances surrounding modern beef, grain issues, the true cause of the negative health issued associated with beef, etc would require 70 minutes, not 7. This video is based on an extremely broad level of research that has been intensively pruned to fit a digestible 7-minute presentation. A full article with citation, supporting articles, and further reading on the topic is live at www.HarmonyFarms.blog :). -the Shepherdess

[@brandondickerson2785]

This is very interesting. What are your thoughts on growing grain in your pasture to add to the "salad bar". I'm a newb so sorry if that's a stupid question.

[@theShepherdess]

I plant rye grass and it’s a great addition to my pasture. Typical grain is tough to plant without a lot of heavy machinery, but ryegrass is easy to establish using the animals hoof impact!

[@skulijakobsson5116]

Much Enjoyment 👍😎

[@gonzaloseoane5712]

Hi, the only form to grassfeed is respectfull the Voisin laws.

[@haouamhichem6627]

Thanks

[@august3777]

Great video.

[@theShepherdess]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Trapphausmusic]

IMO grain fed tastes better. However, I’m sure pastured cows are healthier. I think a balance could be found with grass pastured, grain finished. Maybe natural organic grain would be a better alternative to modern grain.

[@abicurtis6824]

I've told my husband we can grain finish if we raise said grain.

[@theShepherdess]

Great point! I agree.

[@kenmalterer1478]

Been finishing cattle for years...I finished with organic grain & love the marbling/quality. Grass finish does NOT guarantee glyphosate has not been used.

[@theShepherdess]

@@kenmalterer1478 Agreed, Ken. Pasture and hay fields are big glyphosate usage sites.

[@kenmalterer1478]

@@theShepherdess .....My feeling is that if the animal naturally raised...no implants, no medicated feed, vet based vaccination, no or minimal spray usage...grass or grain finished will be a great product for consumers.

[@noneyobusiness_6217]

Grass fed beef triggers my gag reflex

[@theShepherdess]

Lol. It’s not for everyone, but the benefits have me hooked. That said, when it comes to my rib eyes, I usually go grain fed. 🤫

[@darrelc5411]

I always wondered about the label on meat, when it says grass fed and grass finished. How do I know that the label is telling the truth, it seems pretty easy to put that label on any beef.

[@brianhamp702]

Want to know. Look at the fat colour and texture. Grain fed fat is white and juicy edible. Plus the red meat will have lots more marbling. Grass fed is rarely marbled and will have yellowish fat which is very rubbery

[@farming4g]

Have to take those cancer studies with a grain of salt... a LOT has changed since the 70s with regards to the whole food supply chain and how everything is processed and mass produced. Not saying that certain chemicals are an issue (biggest problem being using chemicals for crop burndown), but as humans we haven't evolved fast enough to the massive diet changes... think about what our ancestors were eating vs current. I wonder if any studies have focused the differences between crops cured by chemicals versus swathed... I need to look into that.

[@theShepherdess]

Amen, glyphosate is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@no1huntsbetter]

Awesome job!!! Straight and to the point. Love what you are doing! I believe Regenerative farming/ranching is what God has brought back to our remembrance, to remind us that we are responsible for for the health of the lands, waters, animals, and ourselves. These types of practices allows us to understand better about what being a steward, or manager or ruler ( as stated in genesis ch.1) of the land/animals/etc. is!😌 It’s exciting to see people get it. Be blessed 😊

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you Jason!

[@lordthunderchicken4636]

Tell producers to stop charging 50% more per pound of "organic" beef and more people would buy it. But its trendy so they wont. It's all a game and in the end the house always wins. Keep up the videos just found d you recently and I enjoy your work.

[@abicurtis6824]

How can a producer charge the same when it is tough to come by organic feed? And logically, if tough to come by, likely considerably more expensive? More input, higher cost. I think that is totally fair.

[@theShepherdess]

Thanks for watching and good point! However there is a lot of cost to the farmer with respect acquiring that certification and labeling. Unfortunately, most consumers rely on labels over knowing their farmer... so farmers are forced to go the labeling route to garner the prices they need to continue high quality production. It's a viscous cycle that would end if the consumer would make an effort to know their farmer.

[@Plibt_]

@@theShepherdess vicious* not viscous 🙈

[@napper12]

I really appreciate the work you are doing. Do you know how I can find out glyphosate content in soil/feed? I would like to start my own mini ranch coming next year or so.

[@theShepherdess]

That's a great question! I do not yet have any info on testing for glyphosate in soil or feed. My philosophy is that the info on my soil would not help: I am better off just continuing my organic farming and allowing the soil to detox itself. Second, I always assume that imported feed and hay has a high glyphosate load unless it is from an organic source. I hope this helps!

[@whitefarms3274]

Great presentation! Would recommend AEA if want information on testing but in our opinion $ better used on Soil Biology,unless ,”pockets deep”.All our Soils are degraded ! Try to find local sources with mindset you can work 🕊

[@rocksteadyandbeebop]

mini ranch? 20 head need hundreds of acres to sustain them. so you must mean a micro ranch? like one animal. that will be so good. let me know how it goes.

[@theShepherdess]

@@rocksteadyandbeebop Haha, no. check out this video for more info on increased carrying capacity through rotational grazing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5O0ZWqkZ9CnZ9U

[@rocksteadyandbeebop]

@@theShepherdess no? everyone in cattle knows this. how many head/acres do you have?

[@billyryan55]

How is the hay not organic?

[@theShepherdess]

Fertilized with synthetic nitrogen and sprayed with herbicides.

[@Leifler]

What about grass fed sheep super food?

[@theShepherdess]

Yes, grass fed meat in general contain these benefits. 👍🏻

[@unklemikesoutdoors725]

Does grass-fed mean they don't get any corn?

[@theShepherdess]

The term Grass fed to finish is the one that means no grain at all. A lot of cattle is grass fed and grain finished. Thanks for commenting!

[@onceANexile]

Yes, I ate a lot of it. Bb

[@brianbytheocean]

It definitely tastes different.

[@dberg1964]

When someone says grain fed it brings to mind the huge feed lots where only grain is fed while calves walk around knee deep in their own crap. How about a happy medium. Imagine a nice 10-20 acre pasture filled will multiple type of grasses and clovers. On that pasture you'll see 10-15 calves all looking good. Then you hear a call and the calves come a running. Why? because I'm giving them some candy. Yea some non gmo corn mixed with protein and gluten. You'll find that these calves dress out at over 65%. Tender steaks and roasts will be the end product. All the vitamins and nutrients of the "all grass fed beef", and all the great marbling that makes your streaks tender and tasting like they should. I'm doing it just like my great grandpa, grandpa and dad done it. The only thing I do a little different is rotational grazing and rolling out of the hay on the pastures. My dad says I'm wasting hay. I'm spreading all that natural fertilizer over the pastures and leaving organic material behind for soil health and vitality.

[@theShepherdess]

I think you are right on! A happy medium would produce an excellent meat product.

[@maxjones4650]

Lol, it’s only a matter of time till Joe Rogan has you on to talk about this.

[@thegettyhomestead3198]

This is a subject that Has been very confusing to me. I’ve found so much info supporting Grain, and condemning it as cattle feed. Your video and other state that “some” Grain is ok for cattle. Do you know at what rate Grain becomes harmful?

[@theShepherdess]

I don't have specific numbers, but generally hold that grain to cattle is like sugar for humans... moderation is the name of the game. If I were to implement grain into my pasture program I would not allow it to exceed 20% of the cattle's diet. Hope this helps!

[@pippilong89]

Grass FINISHED

[@TheChemisch]

Every single statistic you pointed out was correlation not causation. If I feed my kids grass fed beef they're going to be smarter? You mean if I have the financial means of feeding my child grass fed organic beef they also probably have better access to education and stable living conditions? Also round up doesn't build up in the body? The toxicity is processed by the liver, Theirs no glyphosate in the meat of the cow... Is grass fed beef better? Arguably yes, but because of dumb reasons. Grass fed beef contains less fat and the fat that it does have has more omega-3's. That's the plain and simple. The healthiest beef to eat comes from Wagyu breeds, Grain or grass fed. The fat is different than American breeds and is far healthier for you. It also causes a 20 IQ point increase in children because its so much more expensive :p

[@Chasineighty]

Great info!!!!🥩

[@theShepherdess]

Thank you!

[@scottpoet]

I've been enjoying your content Shepherdess, but this where I lose faith in Regenerative Grazing as a legitimate school of thought. Most of points made in this video are half-truths and organic marketing points. Nuance and context are incredibly important when comparing commercial methods to alternative. And to this day, I have yet to hear anyone reference crude protein content, which is the entire cost effective point of grain. - The biggest discrepancy I see is that these regenerative authors take all their facts and figures from animals finished on green grass. There's a big difference between Greg Judy's 40+ inches of rain a year with mild winters and black soil, and Wyoming Ted's 15 inches of rain a year with harsh painful winter conditions and hard pan sod underfoot. Vitamin A & E and CLA in cattle is best achieved with green grass. Whereas, carotene in hay breaks down pretty quickly, and most producers of beef and sheep, do not have access to green grass year around. They have to rely on hay and grain, dry pasture, and mineral supplement to get from one year to the next.

[@theShepherdess]

These are some great points. You are correct regarding the nuances surrounding the topic and the limits in place when ranching in brittle environments. I may bring your point to light in a future video. That said, the fact that the grass fed to finish model is not achievable nation wide does not negate the actual benefits of grass fed beef. For those pursuing the concept of nutritive healing, grass fed beef is a product that deserves patronage where it is available. I appreciate your support very much! -the Shepherdess

[@scottpoet]

@@theShepherdess Appreciate it. Let me elaborate on some points so that I'm not just someone criticizing without adding anything constructive. CLA is associated with dietary oil. Feeding sunflower seeds has been used to regain CLA levels in livestock in pen situations. Vitamin E is destroyed in grain when processed into feed, but whole grain retains its Vitamin E content. Vitamin A, well, you either need green grass, fresh hay or supplement. - Personally I find grain essential, treating ketosis, helping old ewes and sick ewes recover, and helps save a ton of labor and time weaning bum lambs early off of formula. I think it's one of the best tools in the toolkit for raising livestock and would only consider not using it because of catering to a organic or grass fed market.

[@ericlaker1983]

Farm fresh beef. Stay away from big packaging company's!! Nothing to do with round up. Grass fed beef i would love to see the control to the process of your data collection. I do not feel your data is accurate

[@theShepherdess]

Certainly! I posted a full article with reference links, citation, and further reading at www.HarmonyFarms.blog

[@ericlaker1983]

@@theShepherdess standard deviation of control and the avg and mean. Again the data is collected by people that want to prove their point. Like angus beef is better then any other?

[@danaproca7857]

All the meat is best than the bugs ..

[@kimyoung1093]

I appreciate what you have to say but let’s go with this once, your own research shows that there is less than a pound of glyphosate applied per acre in the US , and that glyphosates half-life is 12 YES 12 hours do the science. The graph you showed of the rise in cancer and the rise of glyphosate use is an attempt to further your argument, do a study on all the other things that went up in consumption along with the rise of glyphosate usage, for instance fast-food and the wildly under regulated use of chemicals that are used in every one of those meals

[@theShepherdess]

Thanks for your comment! I would recommend heading over to HarmonyFarms.blog where I link to further articles that discuss glyphosate residuals. You are correct, glyphosate is the tip of the chemical ice berg, but the context of this video and concerns over modern grain production, it is a topic that needs to be discussed.

[@markhasenour12]

@@theShepherdess your problem is that you simply don't know what you are talking about.... I'm an actual farmer and I grow non GMO and GMO crops so I know what and how things are done. Do you know that we also use glyphosate to grow non GMO crops? Do you realize that there is no ingredient difference between GMO and non GMO? Genetic engineering is a breeding technology not an ingredient.

[@breesechick]

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[@TheReader6]

Carnivore diet!

[@silencemeviolateme6076]

Grass fed is gamey and vile.

[@rasheedhanbali1262]

👍👍👍 OK

[@theShepherdess]

Thanks for watching!

[@DJSTOEK]

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[@jillfield3102]

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[@edwardseaton2902]

That's why bison has always been better ...only due to the fact most bison are grass fed ...it still has a edge over grass fed beef but a small margin compared to grain fed

[@dominicelsworth6222]

Glyphosate is approved for use in the EU until December 2022 and is going through re-approval for the period after Dec 2022. Glyphosate is used very heavily in the EU and is considered by many farmers and the food industry in the EU to be essential, otherwise we will all starve.

[@jeffree9015]

Without Glyphosate the world would be in mass famine. Glyphosate definitely isn't banned in the EU though.

[@mikeg3810]

But grass fed is superior to grain fed beef.

[@coziii.1829]

Grass fed Cause grain fed is not natural

[@discreetlesbian]

It only the rich can afford organic grass fed. Not the general public