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WHICH BEEF IS “GREENER”?
Much has been said about adverse effects on the environment from using
grain to feed livestock. This is challenged by a recent report from the
Hudson Institute Center for Global Food Issues. The Center used an Iowa
State University beef production model (cowherd to carcass) and greenhouse
gas emissions estimates from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change. Based on the analysis, beef produced under the prevailing
method in the U. S. (grain finishing, with growth promotants) required
two-thirds less land and produced 40% less greenhouse gas emissions than
organic grass-fed beef. Also, the use of growth promotants required about
20% less land than grain finishing without growth promotants. The report
notes that growth promotants have been found to be safe and produce a
wholesome product by the Food and Drug Administrations of both the U. S.
and Canada, the World Trade Organization, the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and the
European Agriculture Commission. The full report can be viewed at
http://www.cgfi.org/pdfs/nofollow/beef-eco-benefits-paper.pdf

America knows how to produce a great product and be great caretakers of the
land.
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