Posted on 01/22/2022 1:59:34 PM PST by george76
“Poor cows. Feedlots suck anyway. I only buy pasture-raised beef. Can’t feedlot people just turn the cattle out into the field? Or is it totally snow-covered?
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The cattle have their rumens (stomachs) used to eating a highly tuned corn based diet .
Taking them off that suddenly would greatly harm them.
Who knew?
I buy grassfed beef from ranchers in Oregon who supply it to stores in Spokane. They do bring them into feedlots the last month to “improve the flavor.” It’s really good beef.
The ink isn’t anywhere as toxic as the words...
Maybe you can answer a question I’ve had regarding ethanol in gasoline …. Why must people pay twice for ethanol ? Once through taxes and second at the pump ?
I remember what Junior Johnson said about corn. Junior said corn is for distilling or eating. Putting corn in fuel is a waste of corn
No, I don’t raise bovines or maze. What does your question mean ?
That is true although I believe they actually would have the population lower than 500 million for their utopia
“ Why must people pay twice for ethanol ? Once through taxes and second at the pump ?”
Not sure if the question but every fuel is taxed.
Yes there are some subsidies that farmers receive for crop production that your tax dollars pay for.
I don’t currently farm; but I think those subsidies are very low in times like now of higher grain prices.
Regrettably the costs are billions edging over the 100 billion mark. Ethanol is an expensive additive to gasoline. Would be better discontinue the program and more people would be fed or drunk lol
Spent corn which has been used as feedstock for distillation makes an excellent high protein animal feed. It is generally referred to as distillers dried grain and is one of the feeds mentioned in the article that the Canadian cattlemen wish they could get more of.
” and more people would be fed “
There is plenty of corn around. Productivity advances have been amazing. Plus there is a lot of feed value left in the corn after it goes through and has the ethanol extracted from the corn.
Farmer’s feed the left over by-products from the ethanol plants to cattle, pigs and other livestock.
The product is called dried distillers grains (DDG) and its very nutrient packed.
Many, it does appear, prefer taxpayers pay the bill.
Many, it does appear, prefer taxpayers pay the bill.
This was planned. Upset? Talk to Castro’s boy and POTATUS.
“I’ll take ‘who is Ma Chalmers’ for $1,000, Alex”
you nailed that!
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