The Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry?

Re:The Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry? by mythrwy on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @03:54PM (#20577765)

I'd be interested in seeing a source for that less than 3% number.

However most cattle are certainly finished on grain without a doubt. Grain that could possibly put to better uses (or not grown and save the fuel and water).

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Re:The Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry? by dreamcompiler on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:00PM (#20577843)

TFA said it: "America gets 97 percent of its beef from feedlots."

Here's another one:

https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/cows-eat-a677816334f1...

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Re:The Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry? by mythrwy on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @04:05PM (#20577899)

So they go through the feedlots but most cattle are not in the feedlot at once (feedlots are a smaller part of the time a cow is alive, some months only).

The largest number of cattle, currently, if you counted them all up, are still on pasture.

Not that this detracts from your point, mostly a minor semantic quibble.

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Re:The Beginning of the End of the Beef Industry? by urban_strike on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @05:51PM (#20578933)

I think it's a pretty huge point that's overlooked, not just a quibble.

If a group of kids were fed healthy, home-made meals all week and then get a piece of chocolate cake on Sunday night, it's clearly misleading to say "100% of these children were raised on chocolate cake!".

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