Beef producers turning to alternative diet for cattle
Posted Jun 18, 2014 7:43 am.
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Some beef producers are feeding their cattle fruits and veggies, in the hopes that it will improve the taste of your burgers and steak.
The Globe and Mail reports, cows are usually fed a diet of 90 per cent grain, which makes them pack on the pounds.
Much like wine develops its flavour, changing up the diet can have a whole different effect on beef.
Morrison Farms in Summerside, PEI is just one place trying out the new radical approach, feeding their cattle potatoes.
Grandview Farms in Thornbury, Ontario is also utilizing nearby apple orchards to feed their beef.
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