California walnuts are famous, especially those from the Central Valley...
Walnuts are also grown in the Coast Mountains, but the quality is a little worse.
Chen Mo drove past the walnut grove and went in to take a look.
There are walnut trees that are more than one meter or two meters high. Some trees have no walnut trees, and some trees have a few or more than a dozen walnuts, and more have fallen to the ground. The walnut skins have dried up, so you can pick them off and gently touch them to produce walnuts...
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With a spacing of almost 3 meters between plants and 4 meters between rows, there may be thirty or forty acres of walnut orchards.
"The walnuts are still edible, and the kernels are plump." Chen Chen picked two walnuts, removed the black skin, and pinched them gently with his hands.
"That's right, I'll come over and pick them later." Chen Mo picked up a few on the ground. Most of the ones that fell on the ground were rotten, but some on the trees were still edible.
After returning to the villa, Brett studied the map of the villa and then drove around in the car.
Chen Mo and Chen Chen went home, picked up buckets, and returned to the walnut forest to pick walnuts...
There are a total of 35 acres of walnuts, which is more than 200 acres, which is a very large area.
Erha and Labrador wandered around in the woods and disappeared without a trace. In the evening, Labrador came back with a fat and big pheasant. It weighed almost two kilograms alive.
Ala took the credit and put the pheasant in front of Chen Mo. Chen Mo smiled and rubbed its head: "Okay, when did you learn this skill?"
"Don't we raise a lot of chickens in the Snow Mountain Ranch? Some chickens have grown wild and are difficult to catch. Atsol trained his shepherd dog to catch the chickens that escaped, and Alaa often followed them around, so he learned the lesson," Chen Chen said with a smile.
, picked up the pheasant and walked into the kitchen,
"Braised in braised sauce or braised in clear sauce?" Chen Chen asked.
"Bright is used to braised food?"
"Once he's used to it, he'll enjoy it all the time."
"Braised in soy sauce." Chen Mo rubbed the fat on Ala's neck, and the silly husky looked at it with contempt not far away...
In the afternoon, I picked up dozens of kilograms of walnuts, many of which had not been peeled. Chen Chen was cooking, while Chen Mo cleaned the walnut skins, and at the same time weighed the walnuts to identify the bad ones...
Brett also drove back and told Chen Mo what he had learned after being out for half a day.
In the small valley to the north of the pasture, there is a so-called pasture feedlot, which can raise more than a hundred cattle.
Chen Mo took Bright to the second floor and took out the sand table: "There is also a small pasture here with relatively complete facilities, including cowsheds, cowsheds, and three workers' houses. This area can raise almost 200 cows..."
The pasture is very large, with dirt roads extending in all directions. There is no guide, and the valley Chen Mo mentioned is really hard to find.
"The problem is that there is no water source. There are only two wells in the pasture, one on my side and one on the valley farm. Don't worry, everything will be straightened out."
Brett stared at the sand table and suddenly asked: "Boss, how much do you know about beef cattle feed?"
"The beef fed with grains is good, but the beef fed with roughage is bad. What else can be done?"
"I mean variety."
"The main beef cattle breed in the world is the Simmental cattle, which is a world-class famous cattle and is widely bred all over the world. This cattle breed originating from Switzerland is multiplied in various places due to its excellent hybridization. Generally, after crossbreeding
They will improve their abilities in various aspects to a certain extent, such as meat production, dairy production, etc. The meat quality is medium. Charolais cattle, a large beef cattle breed, have strong feed absorption and are easy to fatten. However, due to the limitations of the growing place, the length
Most of them are meat. The meat quality is average to lower... Limousin cattle, a breed of cattle famous for high meat yield and high growth rate, are the most raised in the United States. The meat quality is... middle to lower."
"China's Luxi cattle, medium-sized beef cattle, are similar to Angus cattle. They are simple to raise and can produce good meat... Xueshan Ranch mainly raises Angus cattle. In addition to alfalfa with high protein content,
The breed of cattle itself is also important.”
"The other thing is black beef... Most of the most expensive beef on the market is black beef... This is mainly because of Wagyu beef."
Wagyu is a relatively broad term. Only Wagyu in RB is called Wagyu. In RB, there are four varieties of Wagyu recognized by the RB government. Just like Champagne, only Champagne from the Champagne region of France is called Champagne. There is not just one breed...
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Australian Wagyu is the closest in bloodline to RB Wagyu, almost the same.
American Wagyu beef has similar meat quality to RB Wagyu beef. It is a high-end breed selected through continuous breeding of RB purebred Wagyu cattle and strong American Angus cattle.
China's Gaoqing Black Cattle and Snow Dragon Black Cattle also have Wagyu ancestry...
The United States has an American beef grading system, such as prime grade (excellent grade), which is the highest grade assessed by USDA graders. The sirloin cut is expensive and usually sells for only twenty or thirty dollars per pound.
.The price of other parts is even lower...For example, the fat beef used in hot pot restaurants costs seven or eight dollars per pound, which is considered high price.
However, American extremely black Wagyu beef is also available in SRF grade, the best parts, and the wholesale price is more than 260 US dollars, 1 pound. The retail price is more than 300 US dollars...
Another example is China's Yingxing black cattle, which is in short supply in the domestic market. The highest wholesale price of beef reaches 800 yuan/kg, the lowest wholesale price reaches 400 yuan/kg, and the average market price of each cow reaches more than 42,000 yuan.
Gaoqing black cattle are more expensive, with one cow selling for 120,000 yuan.
As for Kobe beef, the price is even more expensive.
Brett explained the concept of wagyu to Chen Mo in detail.
What the hell...
Chen Mo's eyes widened: "How about we also cultivate a new variety?"
"It's not so easy to breed new varieties. The high-end beef market is basically monopolized by Wagyu... Strictly speaking, Wagyu is not the best beef. Different cooking methods are used... Wagyu beef is the best fattened beef and is suitable for eating in small pieces.
The high fat content of Wagyu beef in large steaks will make people feel fat, but American Angus beef is better. Angus beef fed with grain feed, large steaks taste better."
"China's Luxi cattle have a different beef aroma and are not suitable for making Western food, but they taste better when making other meals."
"But in general, Wagyu is the most expensive and has the best meat quality. All good things are expensive. Bull breeding cattle with Wagyu bloodline usually sell for more than 100,000 US dollars. Cows from the United States are cheaper, but they are very expensive.
It is difficult to buy high-quality breeding cows, as they have given birth to several litters, and their bloodlines are not so pure..."
Brett said that there was silence here, took the ashtray, and lit a cigarette: "I have done research on Wagyu breeding at the Paulnar Ranch."
"Um."
"For a large ranch, cultivating high-quality cattle is a necessary course. My research topic is the cross-breeding of Wagyu and other cattle breeds... There are too many studies on Wagyu. After all, it is recognized as the best quality breed in the world today.
Beef cattle. The most successful case of using Wagyu cattle to improve the genes of other cattle breeds is China's Gaoqing Black cattle. Australian Wagyu is not included. The genes of Australian Wagyu and RB Wagyu are almost the same, but the feeding methods are different. American Wagyu is
Directly copied rb wagyu..."
"What was the result?"
Brett shrugged, opened his laptop, took out the USB flash drive on his keychain, plugged it in, and introduced Chen Mo in detail.
First, we introduced a dozen Australian Wagyu cattle with relatively pure bloodlines, and then selected a batch of high-quality Angus black cattle, as well as Bohai black cattle from China, and Green horn cattle from India... According to the data, there are more than a dozen varieties.
, a total of 70 cows, crossed with each other, and then crossed again...
They are all beef cattle breeds, some with average meat quality and some with good meat quality.
Bright's numbers are from 1 to... 91. There are very clear and clear annotations on various crosses, crosses and then crosses.
"No. 71, the meat quality is pretty good. The genes of Wagyu cattle account for about 40%, and the genes of Chinese Bohai Black cattle account for about 50%..."
“How are gene ratios calculated?”
"There are specialized genetic testing institutions." Bright spread his hands and continued: "The livestock breeding company can identify the No. 71 variety. The meat quality is very close to Wagyu, and its genetics are also stable. It can be regarded as a new type of beef.
Variety."
Brett smiled bitterly: "Bonar Ranch doesn't pay much attention to my achievements. Today, No. 71 is known as Wagyu at Paul Nar Ranch, but because the genetic ratio of Wagyu cattle is not high, it is tepid in the high-end beef market.
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It has stable genetic genes and is indeed a new breed. American Wagyu is also a new breed of cattle...
The threshold for cross-breeding of Wagyu cattle is not high. In addition to RB Wagyu cattle, there are many, many Wagyu cattle in the world, all of which are hybrid breeds.
In addition to meat quality, Wagyu also depends on its pedigree. No. 71 from Paulnar Ranch is named Wagyu, but there is no proof of Wagyu pedigree... The meat quality is good, and the gene ratio of Wagyu cattle is not as high as that of Bohai black cattle.
Wagyu is so famous that any crossbred cattle that is closely related to Wagyu will never be able to outshine Wagyu.
"you think?"
Brett's face was very unwilling: "I think my No. 71 is a very excellent breed. The quality of beef depends not only on the breed of cattle, but more importantly on the way it is raised... Boss, can you buy No. 71 for me?"
Patented for Wagyu beef.”
Wagyu No. 71?
"The official name is Bright Bull No. 71."
"Awesome."
Chen Mo almost burst out laughing. He logged into the American livestock website and checked, and found the No. 71 Bright cattle. At the same time, the breeding scale was clearly marked. There were 894 cattle in total, all at the Paulnar Ranch.