> You may choose as a personal lifestyle choice to enjoy other forms of
> protein, but I defy you to find a more sustainable production system than
> western beef.
> Oh yeah, the C02! 150 years ago, 30 times as many buffaloes roamed the
> same states that produce western beef now. They didn't eat any less &
> they certainly didn't burp or fart any less than the cattle do now.
> Please stop the gratuitous beef bashing & confine your criticism to
> intensive confinement systems.
Hear! Hear! And well said.
Having grown up in the central High Plains, I don't know how many times I've had
the same discussion with individuals far less informed than Bill. While we all
abhor the effects of confinement feeding, particularly those of us that have
experienced feedlots firsthand, that's no reason to blanketly target _all_ means
of raising beef cattle.
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J. Mark Leonard Department of Agricultural Economics
Senior Research Specialist Oklahoma State University
(405)744-9988 522 Agricultural Hall
leonajm@okstate.edu Stillwater, OK 74078-6033
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