Grass fed beef

Grass is what a cow nat­u­rally wants to eat so why are so many being fed corn? Corn gives us the fatty mar­bling we’ve grown accus­tomed to, while grass pro­duces leaner meat. Although corn makes for bet­ter mar­bling in a steak, it’s harder on the animal’s diges­tive sys­tem and costs the farmer more in feed. According to an arti­cle in Time mag­a­zine, “Grass is a low-starch, high-protein fibrous food, in con­trast to carbohydrate-rich, low-fiber corn and soy­beans. When ani­mals are 100% grass-fed, their meat is not only lower in sat­u­rated fats but also slightly higher in omega-3 fatty acids. Ground beef and milk from grass-finished cat­tle also have more con­ju­gated linoleic acid (CLA), which recent data sug­gest may help pre­vent breast can­cer, dia­betes and other ail­ments.” it goes on to note that grass-finished meat is higher in vit­a­mins A and E than grain-finished meat. Cows like grass, let them eat grass.

John Rowe, of Rowe Farms, on why grass fed beef is bet­ter
http://www.thestar.com/article/640820

USDA’s response to the fact that grass-fed beef con­tained more Vitamin E than grain fed
http://www.grassrootsbeef.com/articles/article3.html