Nose to tail eating is a growing movement among those who care about what they eat and demand that the animals they eat are raised humanely and naturally. It’s a return to sustainability. It’s a statement against waste. Nose to tail means eating the muscles, the organs and everything in between – or utilizing byproducts of the cow for other useful purposes. It is about honoring the whole animal.
QUALITY BEEF
What we see in the supermarket isles has been shaped by industrialized farming and big agriculture factories. The beef found in large grocery store chains is typically derived from cows that were raised in feedlots being fattened up with grain. The quality of the meat is high in fat and low in protein.
At Ten Mile West Cattle Company, our cows are grass fed and raised in a holistic environment utilizing regenerative grazing techniques. From birth to finish, our cattle are free to graze and thrive peacefully in our open pastures. Because we grass feed, the process takes a little longer to bring our beef to your table. However, when we do, you can expect a nutrient dense beef that’s full of flavorful tenderness, higher in Omega 3s, essential vitamins, and antioxidants.
REGENERATIVE GRAZING
Regenerative grazing is the agricultural practice of building soil health by managing livestock on perennial and annual forages, in a way that supports human and ecosystem health. Today we are dealing with a disrupted ecosystem, pollution and unimaginably unhumane treatment of farm animals. Regenerative farming can restore that disruption by establishing a better relationship with our food and how it is cultivated.
The key to regenerative agriculture is that it not only “does no harm” to the land but actually improves it, using technologies that regenerate and revitalize the soil and the environment. Regenerative agriculture leads to healthy soil, capable of producing high quality, nutrient dense food while simultaneously improving, rather than degrading land, and ultimately leading to productive farms and healthy communities and economies.
THE PERFECT TRIFECTA
Grass fed bovines in regenerative pastures resulting in healthy consumption or use of the entire cow is the perfect trifecta for helping to reduce our carbon imprint by:
combating climate change through reduced emissions and drawing down and sequestering carbon
contributing to a clean environment by restoring natural habitats
providing access to locally produced, contaminant-free, nutrient-dense food
These are just a few of the MANY benefits of the holistic approach of nose to tail consumption of grass fed cows. Studies have indicated that the nose to tail movment could help reduce carbon levels by 2% and that is a statistic Ten Mile West Cattle Company is proud to contrbute toward.
NOSE TO TAIL MOVEMENT Nose to tail eating is a growing movement among those who care about what they eat and demand that the animals they eat are raised humanely and naturally. It’s a return to sustainability. It's a statement against waste. Nose to tail means eating...
Original Article | AgriLife Today, August 9 2021 Ruminant animals like cattle contribute to the maintenance of healthy soils and grasslands, and proper grazing management can reduce the industry’s carbon emissions and overall footprint, according to a Texas...
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Ruminant animals like cattle contribute to the maintenance of healthy soils and grasslands, and proper grazing management can reduce the industry’s carbon emissions and overall footprint, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.
Cattle grazing at the Texas A&M University O. D. Butler Jr. Animal Science Complex. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)
Teague’s research showed appropriate grazing management practices in cattle production are among the solutions for concerns related to agriculture’s impact on the environment. His article serves as a call to action for the implementation of agricultural practices that can improve the resource base, environment, productivity and economic returns.
“We went to the society because it represents professionals who know soils, and to have it published and then recognized by them is huge and shows the validity of the work,” he said. “I am extremely proud of the work and my fellow contributors at Texas A&M and around the country. And I believe it to be a good example for how science can present solutions to serious issues related to agricultural production.”
Ruminants as part of the solution
To ensure long-term sustainability and ecological resilience of agricultural landscapes, he said cropping and grazing management protocols are needed that can regenerate soil systems and ecosystem functions previously lost by neglect and destructive management practices. Fortunately, many problems caused by some current cropping and grazing agriculture practices can be avoided by ecologically sensitive management of ruminants in mixed crop and grazing agroecosystems.
Effective soil management measures provide the most significant possibilities for achieving sustainable use of agricultural land amid a changing and increasingly variable climate, Teague said. Regenerative agricultural practices restore soil health and ecosystem function to support ecologically healthy and resilient agroecosystems. These practices improve net profitability and enhance ecosystem and watershed function.
Reducing carbon footprint with ruminants, regeneration
Grassland ecosystems co-evolved with herbivores over many thousands of years as complex, dynamic ecosystems comprised of grasses, soil biota, grazers and predators, that deteriorate in the absence of periodic grazing, Teague said. His research suggests moving toward regenerative practices designed to improve soil biology and function.
Ruminant livestock are an important tool for achieving sustainable agriculture with appropriate grazing management, Teague said.
A key element is that grazing cattle on permanent perennial grasslands with appropriate management helps develop soil biology to improve soil carbon, rainfall infiltration and soil fertility. Thus, much more carbon dioxide equivalents are sequestered into the soil than are emitted by cattle in that management unit, Teague said. Such management increases the production of forages, allowing for more livestock to provide improved economic returns compared to conventional methods.
Permanent cover of forage plants is highly effective in reducing soil erosion and increasing soil infiltration, and ruminants consuming grazed forages under appropriate management results in considerably more carbon sequestration than emissions, Teague said.
Incorporating forages with ruminants to manage regeneration of ecological function in agro-ecosystems can elevate soil carbon, improve soil ecological function, and enhance biodiversity and wildlife habitat if incorporated within goal-oriented planning and monitoring protocols.
“In non-cropping and cropping areas, grazing ruminants in a manner that enhances soil health reduces the carbon footprint of agriculture much more than by reducing ruminant numbers and provides highly nutritious food that has sustained pastoral livelihoods and cultures for centuries,” he said.
Regenerative ag practices for future prosperity
Teague said research can harm public discourse related to sustainable agriculture more than help unless scientists take a much broader view of agriculture as it is and can be. This broad view includes the potential societal and economic ramifications of proposed changes but also warrants providing solutions that can be used in policy and ultimately in the evolution of more sustainable global food and fiber production.
“The scientific investigations that call for the reduction or elimination of cattle and livestock agricultural production must consider the full impacts of the entire food production chain, and of different cropping and livestock alternatives,” Teague said.
Collectively, conservation agriculture aimed at regenerating soil health and ecosystem function supports ecologically healthy and resilient agroecosystems, improves net profitability and enhances watershed function, Teague said.
“When we’re talking about science, we need to look at the full spectrum of what is happening, weigh the positives and negatives of our options and be honest about the outcomes,” he said. “Then, we seek the most sustainable solution.”
Adam Russell903-834-6191[email protected]Adam Russell is a communication specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife. Adam is responsible for writing news releases and feature articles focused on Texas A&M AgriLife Extension programs and science-based information generated by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists across the state. He also generates the weekly Texas Crop and Weather Report and handles public and media relations.
