Joel Salatin is co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on\u00a0sustainable farming.The problem: Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. But farmers\u00a0today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for\u00a0slaughter.<\/p>\n
But more money for cattle farmers (and lower prices at the grocery store)\u00a0means a lot less nutrition for us. A recent comprehensive study conducted by the USDA\u00a0and researchers from Clemson University found that compared with corn-fed beef,\u00a0grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid\u00a0(CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower\u00a0in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to respect the fact\u00a0that cows are herbivores, and that does not mean feeding them corn and chicken\u00a0manure,\u201d says Salatin.The solution: Buy grass-fed beef, which can be found at specialty\u00a0grocers, farmers\u2019 markets, and nationally at Whole Foods. It\u2019s usually labeled because it demands a premium, but if you don\u2019t see it, ask your butcher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joel Salatin is co-owner of Polyface Farms and author of half a dozen books on\u00a0sustainable farming.The problem: Cattle evolved to eat grass, not grains. But farmers\u00a0today feed their animals corn and soybeans, which fatten up the animals faster for\u00a0slaughter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":875,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n