My son in law is rancher. I just put 250 lbs of beef in my freezer Nd inTe that much at least last year. So 10 percent of that is 25 lbs of meat a year. Joe assumes we only eat 40 lbs of beef a year.
As stated there are a lot of variables. Last one I sold it ended up being in the $4.25/lb neighbor hood for the customer after buying the steer from me and after their butcher fees. Pricey for burger and dirt cheap for steaks!
I haven’t bought meat in a store for 15 years or better. These clowns can make whatever “rules” they want. I’m not playing. Beef, deer, and pork all in my freezer and all done myself. Beef gets packaged by a butcher, everything else I do at home.
Easier said than done. The logistics of running a cattle spread is a dawn-til-dusk job, and sometimes well into the night. Americans used to be able to do this, my own family had farms back in the 1940s and 50s, but those skills and arcane knowledge have been lost. Also, it's land intensive as well as labor intensive. Add onto it the endless regulations and paperwork and licensing and.... well, you get the idea.
Excellent for you and your family. For the other 99.5% of Americans have to buy their beef in stores. I'm a devout omnivore, I'll eat just about anything that doesn't eat me first, and I fear that a looming population and the leftist ideas of diet are going to impact my meat-eating lifestyle. We have a few specialty meat places near me where I can get grass-fed beef, but they are small operations and cannot compete with the likes of Costco, Walmart, Kroger, etc.
I'll never give up my beef! Considering raising chickens for meat as well, a good neighbor and "bartering" keeps me in fresh eggs. I put nearly an acre in garden every year, numerous fruit trees, and at least a quarter of my freezer is wild game. I was just raised this way..
Right, until they decide to confiscate your dinner for the common good. The real answer is to rid ourselves of this dictatorial system and replace it with a more realistic, liberty-minded one. The process of showing the people how bad their ideas are is excruciating. I do agree, however that we need to be more closely acquainted with what goes into their mouths. People are far too trusting of the regulatory agencies, which are so corrupted by the lobbyists for big industry, they've been rendered useless.
I'm actually moving away from Atlanta down to the family farm in South GA. Tons of cows, chickens, and goats. Definitely won't starve when this shit goes sideways.
It was a long time ago. I can't remember how long it lasted but it was 4 -5 months for 2 adults, 2 teens and one kid. To give you an idea of the quantity, a side of beef will fill the bed of a half ton pickup truck. My dad car-pooled with the person who raised about 10-12 steers/year. She sent them to a local slaughterhouse about 40 minutes drive away. The butcher wrapped the meat in white paper, froze it, and put it in cardboard boxes. I would go and pick it up. It filled the truck bed up my dads bright orange Chevy LUV truck . I remember the weather was hot so I would load and race home to get it in the freezer. The freezer was an upright and was the size of the usual refrigerator. I filled it and put the extra in our kitchen freezer. It was the best tasting beef I've ever eaten.
Time to buy a farm and grow some cows.
My son in law is rancher. I just put 250 lbs of beef in my freezer Nd inTe that much at least last year. So 10 percent of that is 25 lbs of meat a year. Joe assumes we only eat 40 lbs of beef a year.
How much does it end up costing per pound of edible meat when you buy a half or quarter cow?
As stated there are a lot of variables. Last one I sold it ended up being in the $4.25/lb neighbor hood for the customer after buying the steer from me and after their butcher fees. Pricey for burger and dirt cheap for steaks!
I haven’t bought meat in a store for 15 years or better. These clowns can make whatever “rules” they want. I’m not playing. Beef, deer, and pork all in my freezer and all done myself. Beef gets packaged by a butcher, everything else I do at home.
Lots of variables.
Use www.eatwild.com to find a local farmer and ask them.
Best of success on your journey. Having a direct connection to your food supply is moving from "wise" to "essential" right now.
Easier said than done. The logistics of running a cattle spread is a dawn-til-dusk job, and sometimes well into the night. Americans used to be able to do this, my own family had farms back in the 1940s and 50s, but those skills and arcane knowledge have been lost. Also, it's land intensive as well as labor intensive. Add onto it the endless regulations and paperwork and licensing and.... well, you get the idea.
I have about 10 years worth of steak and burgers running around my front pasture and no intention to stop..
Excellent for you and your family. For the other 99.5% of Americans have to buy their beef in stores. I'm a devout omnivore, I'll eat just about anything that doesn't eat me first, and I fear that a looming population and the leftist ideas of diet are going to impact my meat-eating lifestyle. We have a few specialty meat places near me where I can get grass-fed beef, but they are small operations and cannot compete with the likes of Costco, Walmart, Kroger, etc.
I'll never give up my beef! Considering raising chickens for meat as well, a good neighbor and "bartering" keeps me in fresh eggs. I put nearly an acre in garden every year, numerous fruit trees, and at least a quarter of my freezer is wild game. I was just raised this way..
Nowadays I don’t even step foot into Costco, Walmart or any other big chain store unless I absolutely need something that only they have.
Support the local chains (I.e. Bucee’s in TX, Festival in MN/WI) and especially the mom and pop stores
Yeah but raising g a couple head at a time is easy. You can donit in a small pasture. We would raise a couple every year.
Right, until they decide to confiscate your dinner for the common good. The real answer is to rid ourselves of this dictatorial system and replace it with a more realistic, liberty-minded one. The process of showing the people how bad their ideas are is excruciating. I do agree, however that we need to be more closely acquainted with what goes into their mouths. People are far too trusting of the regulatory agencies, which are so corrupted by the lobbyists for big industry, they've been rendered useless.
I'm actually moving away from Atlanta down to the family farm in South GA. Tons of cows, chickens, and goats. Definitely won't starve when this shit goes sideways.
We used to buy a half every year and the hamburger was the best I ever tasted .
It was a long time ago. I can't remember how long it lasted but it was 4 -5 months for 2 adults, 2 teens and one kid. To give you an idea of the quantity, a side of beef will fill the bed of a half ton pickup truck. My dad car-pooled with the person who raised about 10-12 steers/year. She sent them to a local slaughterhouse about 40 minutes drive away. The butcher wrapped the meat in white paper, froze it, and put it in cardboard boxes. I would go and pick it up. It filled the truck bed up my dads bright orange Chevy LUV truck . I remember the weather was hot so I would load and race home to get it in the freezer. The freezer was an upright and was the size of the usual refrigerator. I filled it and put the extra in our kitchen freezer. It was the best tasting beef I've ever eaten.