- "I think we are going a little full circle which isn't all bad and is kind of interesting."
- "The question was always do you ship the cattle to the corn or the corn to the cattle?" (1960s)
- "It was around 1990 when Parker decided it made more sense to ship the cows to the corn."
- "With the localvore movement and all this interest in sustainability now and the push in the cattle industry and those who have been promoting grass fed have been successful in advocating, you now have a lot more interest in the option of keeping cattle home."
- "Because of this, more cattle are being kept home, more are getting onboard of this movement and believe this is the wave of the future, and that they can solve the problems that have classically have frustrated grass fed beef producers (which are consistency issues of quality and quantity)."
- "If you're ever going to develop a market for something you have to be sure that the product you have is consistent. They want it year round and they want that same eating experience."
- "(About Paniolo Project) I think it's a commendable idea but I don't personally feel that we have been with it long enough at a high enough volume to really prove to ourselves that it can work."
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admin
Apr 19, 2015
Ari, this work is excellent: exhaustive and complete. You could also infer some relationship between the Iowa lobby, ethanol and Parker ranch vis a vis the corn issue (ship corn or cows).
Re: the weather, try interviewing Dick Solmmsen, he believes the weather follows the 11 year sunspot cycle...
Amazing project, it seems to have captured your passion and interest.
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