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they do this because its most efficient/profitable, not because of a technical limitation. Those economic incentivizes could be changed rapidly given the proper
by kickout 4y ago
they do this because its most efficient/profitable, not because of a technical limitation. Those economic incentivizes could be changed rapidly given the proper political capital.
- gruez 4y agoI don't think we're disagreeing here. I already admitted in my previous comment that it was theoretically possible. My point was that even though it's possible for animal protein to be "not a problem", that's not the case today.
- legulere 4y agoIt‘s done because grasslands cannot support meat consumption of the world.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoBut they can supply the meat consumption of the areas with grasslands.
- wbsss4412 4y agoThey do it because it dramatically increases yield. Feeding cows grain in a CAFO setting allows them to rapidly put on weight and turnover their herds faster. Not doing so would result in dramatically lower yields per acre of grassland.