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>and the majority of the feed for those animals comes from... traditional crop farming. I don't know how to find data but I thought that "grain-fed" cattle lar
by medstrom 5y ago
>and the majority of the feed for those animals comes from... traditional crop farming.
I don't know how to find data but I thought that "grain-fed" cattle largely don't exist outside the USA (chicken/pork are different), so the only crop farmed is hay. And that may not impose as heavy costs as other crops?
- dtech 5y agoNetherlands is the 2nd largest argricultural exporter [1], and has heavy factory animal farming that are all fed farmed crops. Very little grazing for meat animals. [1] https://www.deheus.com/articles/news/the-netherlands-are-almost-the-worlds-largest-exporter-of-agricultural-products-how-did-that-happen https://www.deheus.com/articles/news/the-netherlands-are-alm...