5 million worth of young Bison that will be raised according to its grass-fed protocols, with a guaranteed purchase price.
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A snack bar producer discovered that the supply of purely grass-fed Bison met was scarce.
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And grass-fed dairy and meat have been shown to be higher in certain nutrients and healthy fats.
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And not every farmer has the option of going grass-fed.
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Another grass-fed booster spurring farmers to convert is EpiC, which makes meat-based protein bars.
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As for the meat, Smith says his grass-fed hamburger will be priced 20-25% over the conventional alternative.
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But a look at the prices on online grocer Fresh direct suggests a grass-fed premium of anywhere from 35-60%.
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But Smith counters that if you factor in the hidden cost of government corn subsidies, environment degradation, and decreased human heath and animal welfare, grass-fed is the more cost-effective model.
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By replacing expensive grain feed with regenerative management practices, grass-fed farmers are insulated from jumps in the price of feed.
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Champions of this type of regenerative grazing also point to its animal welfare, climate and health benefits: Grass-fed animals live longer out of confinement.
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Farmers going grass-fed are not affected by the ever-changing milk prices of the global market.
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Founders Taylor Collins and his wife, Katie Forrest, used to be endurance athletes; now they're advocates of grass-fed meat.
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Going grass-fed is a safe refuge, a way for family-scale farms to stay viable.
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Grass-fed beef is enjoying a 25-30% annual growth rate.
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Grass-fed beef production tends to be more labor-intensive as well.
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Grass-fed milk can fetch up to 2.5 times the price of conventional milk.
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He quickly learned what the market has demonstrated: Demand for grass-fed products currently exceeds supply.
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In 2009, he and his wife Laura launched Maple Hill Creamery, an organic, all grass-fed yogurt company in northern New York.
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In addition to supplying milk from their own 85-head herd, they began to help other farmers in the area convent from conventional to certified organic and grass-fed in order to enter the Maple Hill supply chain.
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Joseph says his products are priced 10-20% above organic versions, but depending on the product chosen, compared to non-organic conventional yogurt, consumers could pay a premium of 30-50% or more for grass-fed.
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Joseph's top priority became getting his hands on enough grass-fed milk to keep customers satisfied, since his own 64-cow herd wasn't going to suffice.
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Last summer, Massachusetts grass-fed beef advocate John Smith launched Big Picture Beef, a network of small grass-fed beef farms in New England and New York that is projected to bring to market 2,500 head of cattle from 125 producers this year.
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Many dairy farmers were persuaded to switch to grass-fed when they saw its advantage in terms of profits.
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One advocate believes that many other benefits should be taken into consideration when we assess the cost-effectiveness of grass-fed farming.
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One problem with grass-fed products is that they are usually more expensive than conventional ones.
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Over the years, Tim Joseph's partners have helped many dairy farmers to switch to grass-fed.
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Reading magazines like The Stockman Grass Farmer and Graze, he got hooked on the idea of grass-fed agriculture.
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Sales of grass-fed yogurt and kefir(发酵乳饮品) on the other hand, have in the last year increased by over 38%.
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since 2010, the couple has helped 125 small dairy farms convert to grass-fed, with more than 80% of those farms coming on board during the last two years.
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The Amburghs, too, were true believers in grass-fed.
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tim Joseph's grass-fed program is only one example of how American farming practice is changing.
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When they started researching the supply chain, they learned that only 2-3% of all Bison is actually grass-fed.
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When tim Joseph started his business, he found grass-fed products fell short of demand.
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