Production
Grass-fed beef production. 2004. WSU Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources. Puyallup, WA.
Beef production for small farms, Jan. 2000, G.J. Pirelli, S. Weedman-Gunkel, and D.W. Weber. Oregon State University, EC 1514. Excellent for areas west of the Cascades.
Food Safety is Your Business. Revised December 2001, Jean Smith, Darla Marks, Jan Busboom, Washington State University. 4-color brochure relating to meat safety in the Washington State Food Safety and Quality Assurance Program (Bundle of 5). The full publication, EB1676 is 22 pages.
Grass-fed Beef Production. If you are interested in producing and marketing grass-fed beef, you probably have many questions and are wondering where you can find some answers. This page will provide you with resources to help you answer most of your questions.
Microlivestock: Little-Known Small Animals with a Promising Economic Future (1991) The National Academies Press, Office of International Affairs (OIA); you can print this book one page at a time, or purchase an electronic copy.
Raising beef cattle on a few acres. Sept., 1999. Dale ZoBell, Craig Burrell, and Clell Bagley, Utah State University.
Rotational grazing: Livestock systems guide. Noveber 2004, Alice Beetz, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).
Sustainable Beef Production, August 1999, Anne Fanatico, Ron Morrow, and Ann Wells, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).
Water, grass, and livestock: An Annotated Bibliography of Riparian Grazing Publications. October, 2002. Developed by the Land Stewardship Project in Minnesota. A very complete PDF file; 37 pages.
Nutrition
Parasites of Cattle. January 2000, N.L. Gates, R.B. Wescott. Washington State University.
Supplementing Cattle on Drought Affected Pastures and Ranges. March 2003, James R. Males, John Unruh, Bill McReynolds, Washington State University.
Weaning on Pasture for Low-Stress Beef Production. October 30,2003, Dr. Jim Gerrish, Grazing Land Consultant, Washington State University.
Marketing
Alternative Beef Marketing, May 2000, Richard Earles and Anne Fanatico, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).
Country Natural Beef, the only Natural Beef group whose sustainable agricultural practices are documented through third party certification from ‘Food Alliance’.
San Juan Farmers’ Plan is a Cut Above, 11-26-2001. Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times Newspaper. Farmers hope to operate an on-farm slaughtering unit to support local growers on the San Jaun Islands in Puget Sound.
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