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Stop eating beef instead of focusing on these BS ideas.

• mxuribe 8y ago
  Yeah, i suppose on 2 fronts: 1. Less land needed for actual growth of cattle. 2. Less runoff from cattle.
• neaden 8y ago
  Pasture raised cattle, and other grazing animals, can actually be very environmentally friendly. Properly managed pasture requires very little to no fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides and acts as a net carbon sink. It can also have a large amount of biodiversity. The problem right now is feedlot style operations, where corn is grown as a mono-culture in one place and then shipped to a feedlot.
  • rtkwe 8y ago
    That's not the system we have though and going to a grazing based supply for cattle would require drastically cutting back the consumption of beef. Only about 10% [0] of the world's current beef is supplied through grazing pastures and that's already stressing grazing areas in suboptimal climates. [0] http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5304e/x5304e03.htm http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5304e/x5304e03.htm
    • neaden 8y ago
      Definitely true, and I didn't mean to imply that. Just think it is important to point out that we do have existing ways to sustainability eat beef, though as you point out it would require cutting back consumption to something more approaching the historical norm. I just think that grazing animals have an important role in our food system going forward as we try to make it more sustainable.