Episode 2762 – Vinnie Tortorich speaks with rancher Will Harris about both factory and regenerative farming and buying better beef.
Buying Better Beef
- Will Harris is a farmer and agricultural expert. (3:00)https://whiteoakpastures.com/pages/our-team
- There are fewer cattle now than in years before. Meat consumption is up.
- Four leading companies handle meat production in the U.S. (4:30)
- He previously practiced industrial farming and, after 20 years, has transitioned to regenerative agriculture. (14:00)
- Switching to regenerative farming was a financially risky and challenging decision, but his farm has survived. (23:00)
- Large beef companies are allowed to import products from 20 other countries and still label them as products of the USA, under USDA labeling rules. (32:00)
- The labeling rules changed in 2015 through lobbying by major beef corporations. (34:00)
- Lobbying is rarely fair or reasonable because companies with deep pockets tend to prevail. (36:00)
- They discuss the new Food Pyramid. (39:00)
- Will Harris’s farm, White Oak Pastures, has an online store that ships to 48 states. https://whiteoakpastures.com/
- Vinnie has questions about ground beef. (46:00)
- Large beef companies will combine two essentially inedible products to create an “edible” one.
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- Go to Jaspr.co for more information or to purchase. (1:05:00)
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