Grass-fed
Beef Summer Field Day
If you want to know the necessary steps to producing quality grass finished beef that will keep your customers coming back for more then you won’t want to miss “From Hoof to Hook”.
It all happens on August 9, 2008 at Leona Meat Plant in Troy, Bradford County, (northeast) Pennsylvania from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Learn how to visually appraise cattle for carcass quality and level of finish from Gearld Fry of Bakewell Reproductive Center. We will tour Leona Meat plant where Mike Debach will give an in depth talk about how a carcass is broken down into primals and then retail cuts. You will see beef at various levels of finish and learn how quality dictates final market.
Aaron Miller from Miller’s Livestock in Kinsman, Ohio will discuss his pasture management program and how beef quality is influenced by soil fertility and forage quality. Aaron has been working with Jeff Mattocks of Fertrell® and together have made some interesting things happen. Jeff will be on hand to answer questions and add his expertise to the group discussions.
The finale activity is a meal featuring a grass-fed beef entrée prepared by Chefs Andrew Tarlow and Mark Firth of Marlow & Sons of Brooklyn, New York.
Pre-registration is required. Cost is $65 per person and the class is limited to 50 participants.
For a brochure that includes the registration form and directions contact Laurel Hoffman at 814-256-3707 or by email at theanimalkeeper@yahoo.com.
