Fair price. A recent report claimed it cost the farmer $4.27 per pound to make it.... :) Many variables, of course. But it will only go up as the supply (and dollar) go down.
Hay will go up -- inputs remain inflated, especially twine and plastic. But your cows should stay ahead of the inflation curve -- beef prices are likely to outpace hay. Use pasture as much as you can.... :)
DO ANY FARMERS TAKE FOOD STAMPS?
Vermont farmers have a special food stamp program, redeemable directly at farms and farmstands....
Find locally produced food and, if possible, buy directly from farmers.
Amen!!
Buying this week at 5 bucks a pound local grass fed beef. No grain. I am gonna stock the freezer.
Albuquerque area.
Fair price. A recent report claimed it cost the farmer $4.27 per pound to make it.... :) Many variables, of course. But it will only go up as the supply (and dollar) go down.
And to add to the turmoil, in NYC Ms James is now suing meatpacker JBS Foods USA over climate change nonsense.
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Hay will go up -- inputs remain inflated, especially twine and plastic. But your cows should stay ahead of the inflation curve -- beef prices are likely to outpace hay. Use pasture as much as you can.... :)
I'm convinced that the new elite will be those who have personal control over their food supply.