Organic Beef Matters
News from Alderspring Ranch, with an occasional rant about American agriculture
It is raining lightly on Alderspring as I write this on this lovely Saturday evening, several days before I'll send it on to you. I'm back on the ranch, and just-turned-23 crew boss Patchin is running the cowboys several thousand feet up above us in the Salmon River Range, based out of camp …
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Forages Oregon State's Forage Information System An extensive information database of forages, with descriptions of species and links to other information systems. Not limited to the Pacific Northwest. Online Grazing Course Originally developed by University of Minnesota; adapted and …
Our summer range in the Salmon River Mountains is moody as a mare in heat. Ethan, Abby, and Melanie have been up there for 3 days now on their rotation, and have seen nearly the whole gamut of weather our wild mountain country can dish out. When they started on Tuesday, the weather was hot and dry …
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The Three Basic Rules for Keeping Customers 1. Produce beef that is of the highest quality. Your quality must be consistently good. Our beef grades high select/low choice, but remains very lean. It is extremely flavorful and tender, and we get many rave reviews from our customers. This …
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These resources are a good start if you want to learn more about producing grass fed beef and organic grassfed beef for niche markets. When we first started raising grassfed beef 20 years ago, internet resources were limited, but now you can spend days reading the abundant information online. We …
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Although Alderspring's high ranges are still awash with snow, down here at our 5000 foot valley elevation grass is coming with abandon. That's actually a really good word for what we want to do with that hay pile. Don't get me wrong—our hay is great, but it doesn't regenerate like that fine meadow …
