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 every thing 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, labelling, 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
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