I feel like I have some explaining to do here.. This video was shot during a Media Training Class that my company had put me through. My store gets a lot of media attention and we're on the news a lot, etc.. so they wanted me (passionate as I am) to be prepared for interviews and have some idea on how to do a *good* interview. These two quick practice interviews were not rehearsed, I had no idea what questions I was going to be asked and.... I was pretty hungover.
Anyone want to have a talk about the meat industry at large? Who else is concerned that there are less steers on the hoof right now in the US than there has been since the mid '50s? How are you and your shops dealing with the price increases we're seeing right now due to drought and the aforementioned shortage of beef in our country?
One last question.. Who here is proficient at processing whole animals/sides? I don't think there is a shortage of meat cutters in America, I think there's a shortage of BUTCHERS. Good, well trained butchers are what's dying out. I have yet to visit a slaughterhouse where I felt like the trade was honestly, thoroughly, respected.
I feel bad for Texas and the impact the drought has had on the animals there. I heard at one auction they were GIVING away goats. Not only is it hard on the herds and grazing animals, but also on the wildlife in general. I also heard the drought could change the entire beef industry in Texas for years to come.
The drought has really hurt Texas ranching.. A big part of the ranching population is older guys who've been in it for so long. The more of them that sell of their herds, the less chance ranching is going to come out on top in my state. There's not a lot of younger people dying to get into ranching...
Reece that's a great profile picture. You look like a doctor rather than a meat cutter.
I really feel sorry for the ranchers this year just like the farmers here in Ohio the weather has done them in. "too much rain"
Some of our local small farms are just not going to make it here and rather than a son or daughter taking over at such a high investment for so little return a few of the old timers will sell to developers. The others will call it quits.
