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Sustainability & The Beef Industry. Jeff Schultz. THIS IS WHAT A SUSTAINABLE FARM LOOKS LIKE…. CATES FAMILY FARM… LOCATED IN SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN IN THE CATES FAMILY SINCE THE 1960S GRASS FEEDING CATTLE SINCE THE 1980S. ME & SOME COWS…. GRASS FEEDING…
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Sustainability & The Beef Industry Jeff Schultz
CATES FAMILY FARM… LOCATED IN SPRING GREEN, WISCONSIN IN THE CATES FAMILY SINCE THE 1960S GRASS FEEDING CATTLE SINCE THE 1980S
GRASS FEEDING… COWS GRAZE IN GRASS PASTURES HUMANE
Grain Feeding… COWS RAISED IN FEEDLOTS SOMEWHAT INHUMANE
GRASS NEEDS… • LITTLE WATER • LITTLE FERTILIZER • NO TRANSPORTATION
GRAIN NEEDS… LOTS OF WATER LOTS OF FERTILIZER TRANSPORTATION
Richard (Dick) Cates Jr., Ph.D CO-OWNER OF CATES FAMILY FARM CALS PROFESSOR REALLY NICE GUY