However, it is possible to use a feedlot or enclosed area to finish cattle using non-grain forage-based diet. This is common in Montana where it is difficult to achieve year-around grazing on high quality forages necessary to help grass-finished animals reach appropriate weight and carcass quality.
2. This passage explains why a producer might use a grass-based system while another uses a grain-based system. Environment and climate are one example of why a grain-based system might be more useful compare to a grass-fed system. It shows that in areas like Montana that are difficult to have grass year round, grain bases systems prove to be more useful. That way animals reach the appropriate weight without. Another point is animals on a forage-based diet require a lot of grass. Not all animals can be completely grass fed, as there simply is just not enough land to finish all these animals. But at the same time grain-based systems don't solve all the problems. Grass-fed is said to create differences in the taste of the meat. grass-fed animals take a longer time to reach the weight that is desired. Meaning the meat is much leaner. and grass-fed systems are also argued to be better for the environment.