Average Age of Interviewee: 52
Interviewer accessed an individual from within the farming community: 23
Interviewee was male: 23
Interviewer did not provide gender/occupation: 1
Total Number of Submissions: 24
Average Age of Interviewee: 52
Interviewer accessed an individual from within the farming community: 23
Interviewee was male: 23
Interviewer did not provide gender/occupation: 1
1. Which of the following words/phrases do you associate with the word “grazing”?
Cows: 10
Healthy: 8
Low Management: 7
High Productivity: 5
Old Fashioned: 5
Grasses: 4
High Meat Quality: 4
Cheaper Feed: 3
Low Tech: 3
Low Meat Quality: 3
High Management: 2
Sheep: 2
High Maintenance: 2
Goats: 1
Hogs: 1
Year Round: 2
Legumes: 1
Sustainable: 1
Low Body Condition: 1
High Body Condition: 1
Rough Ground: 1
Weeds: 1
Well-Managed: 1
Efficient: 1
High Input: 1
2. Interviewee currently has grazing as part of their farming operation: 15
Interviewee currently does not have grazing as part of their farming operation: 9
Interviewee revealed that they previously had grazing as part of farming operation: 7
3. Interviewee provided a response reflecting that grazing was popular within their community: 11
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that grazing was not popular within their community: 8
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that there has been a change in grazing practices: 9
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that there has not been a change in grazing practices: 4
4. Interviewee provided a response reflecting that they know farmers who they consider to be exceptional graziers: 7
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that they did not know farmers who they consider to be exceptional grazers: 13
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that they were aware of the recent increase in demand for grass-fed animal products: 10
Interviewee provided a response reflecting that they were not aware of the recent increase in demand for grass-fed animal products: 9
5. Interviewee provided some thoughts about the quality of grass-fed animal products: 18
Some sample responses:
Grazing usually provides low cost feed, but I dont think the meat quality and taste is as good as cornfed beef.
Cows need to have some fat in the meat for the flavor. I can get cattle from birth to slaughter a lot quicker by feeding grain.
Grass fed is defiantly on the rise. I expect it will continue as long as consumers are educated on its health benefits.
Grazing is pretty popular around the area. It has definetely changed throughout my career. Many cattle farmers have went to grazing to reduce feed costs.
Grazing is not that common to see around us any more. Most farmers have focused on confiment operations with no grazing.
Thoughts about the quality of grass-fed animal products:
I feel that well managed grass fed animals are some of the best quality meat in the world.
I dont think the taste would be as good as cornfed.
Grass-fed animal products are terrible, everyone in this day and age wants corn fed beef.
There is nothing wrong with grass fed animals.
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1. Which of the following words/phrases do you associate with the word “grazing”?
Cows,Healthy, High Productivity, Old Fashioned, Grasses, High Meat, Quality, Cheaper Feed, High Management, High Maintenance, Year Round, Legumes, Sustainable, Rough Ground,Weeds, Well-Manage, Efficient
2.) The person i interviewed didn't raise livestock currently. He said he use to a few years back
3.) The person i interviewed didn't have much to say about if grazing was popular in his community.
4.)The person i interviewed didn't no anyone who he would say was an expert grazer
5.)The person i interviewed thought that grass found cattle produced better meat and were over all more healthy.
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Occupation: Grain Farmer
Education: High School
1.) Which of the following words or phrases do you associate with the word "grazing"?
-Health, Old Fashioned, High Maintenance, Time.
2.) The gentlemen I interviewed has not raised cattle for over 20 years.
3.) He said that alot of people around his community are starting to go to the grazing route.
4.) He said "Expert is a funny word". He said that he feels there are plenty of people around him that are "experts" in their style of grazing.
5.) He did believe that grass fed cattle had better meat production, but that it was more expensive to do so.
Male
50
Local Farmer
I associate the words; fences, always needs supplement, perennials, grasses, cows.
Grazing is a small part of my operation. I have, on average, 50 cows. They graze on about 10 acres and I also supplement with grain feed as well as hay.
Grazing in not very common. There are several people that graze small acres like me and supplement with grain and hay. It has changed during my career as a farmer, grazing has definately decreased. I think the main reason that it has decreased is because it is so convenient to keep cattle close and grain feed, requires a lot less management.
I do not know any farmers that are exceptional graziers.
I have heard that there has been an increased demand for grass fed animal products. Im think this trend will continue slowly, but it has not, and I dont believe it will impact my farming practices.
I think that if the grass land that the animals is being fed on is high quality and is managed properly, the quality of the product is exceptional.
Male
54
farmer
I associate the word grazing with livestock, pasture, and manual labor.
I currently do no have any grazing lovestock on my farm.
Most of the peolpe who graze around me either have sheep, goats, or feeder cows. The rest of the peolpe either raise dairy cows, or steers on a feed lot.
A local farmer mentioned something about the demand and need for more grass feed animals has gone up in the past 5 years.
I think that if the pastures are maintained and managed just like a regular soybean/corn farm, then the animals could have very high potential.
Male
54
farmer
I associate the word grazing with livestock, pasture, and manual labor.
I currently do no have any grazing lovestock on my farm.
Most of the peolpe who graze around me either have sheep, goats, or feeder cows. The rest of the peolpe either raise dairy cows, or steers on a feed lot.
A local farmer mentioned something about the demand and need for more grass feed animals has gone up in the past 5 years.
I think that if the pastures are maintained and managed just like a regular soybean/corn farm, then the animals could have very high potential.
Male
Age 58
College Education
Farms
cattle, low management, year round, low productivity
Not exectly, one of my brothers takes care of my mother's cattle, another brother bales the pastures, and I spray the pastures.
There has been a decline in the amount of grazed pasture in our community. Alot of small cattle farmers just got out of the business.
Well on my mothers farm we rotate pastures regularly and spray them as well.
I think that the trend for grass fed cattle will keep raising as more poeple want to eat heathy.
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