{"product_id":"grassfed-to-finish-a-production-guide-to-gourmet-grass-finished-beef-9780972159715","title":"Grassfed to Finish: A Production Guide to Gourmet Grass-Finished Beef","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrassfed to Finish \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book to address all the factors necessary for a quality grassfed product. It lays a foundation of facts from Nation's world travels, debunking the myths and misconceptions about grass-finished beef and showing that grain is totally unnecessary for a gourmet \"killer\" product, and actually lowers overall quality as well as nutritional character.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNation tells how meeting grazing specialist and researcher Dr. Anibal Pordomingo in Argentina aided his understanding of the key components of an all-grass system. Nation includes Pordomingo's production tips and innovative Forage Chain of grasses and legumes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters detail what researchers have learned about grassfed's health benefits; how to get started with heifers and why; how to turn cull cows into gourmet products; how to integrate summer and winter annuals into a perennial-based pasture system; how to come up with a year-around supply of beef while only over-wintering cattle once; how different grasses can flavor meat; how to recognize a ready-to-harvest grass-finished beeve; how production errors can create tough meat; what educated, health-conscious consumers want and how to serve them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe grass program explained here can be used equally well for replacement heifer development or mainstream stocker steers; however, the production and marketing foundation outlined here will serve you well if you decide to expand production and make grassfed beef your primary enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNation, Allan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAllan Nation served as the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Stockman Grass Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e magazine from 1977 until his death in November, 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBegun in 1947, it was Mississippi's oldest farm publication. Based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, \u003cem\u003eThe Stockman Grass Farmer\u003c\/em\u003e is an international publication that covers management-intensive grassland enterprises for producers of pasture-raised livestock. This includes stocker cattle, grass finished beef and lamb, and pasture-based dairying. It is the only monthly publication in North America devoted solely to management-intensive grassland farming in all its aspects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe son of a commercial cattle rancher, Nation grew up in Greenville, Mississippi. He traveled to some 30 countries around the world studying and photographing grassland farming systems. In 1987, he authored a section on Management-intensive Grazing in the \u003cem\u003eUSDA Yearbook of Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e and served as a consultant and resource for Audubon Society Television Specials, National Geographic, WTBS, PBS, and National Public Radio. He received the 1993 Agricultural Conservation Award from the American Farmland Trust for spearheading the drive behind the grass farming revolution in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNation was a featured speaker at ranching and grasslands conference and authored 11 books on pasture-based livestock and artisan meats and milk products\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Green Park Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461626827026,"sku":"9780972159715","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6ad31700-8cce-49da-a14f-54254429fcf8.jpg?v=1730072685","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grassfed-to-finish-a-production-guide-to-gourmet-grass-finished-beef-9780972159715","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}