Re:Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – s...
by missedthecue on Saturday August 15, 2020 @01:47PM
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Something I dont think very many people realize is that cattle are raised on land that is unsuitable for practically any other purpose.
They aren't ranching in Manhatten. Leasing land for grazing brings in about $70 an acre while doing it for crops will bring in around $280 an acre. Development of course would bring in amounts that are several orders of magnitude higher. Where cattle are raised, raising cattle is the only purpose available. This is why ranches are out west in the US or in the outback in Australia.
If the world stopped raising cattle, a lot of steppes around the world would go back to being completely useless. We wouldnt free up valuable land.
Re:Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – s...
by astura on Saturday August 15, 2020 @02:06PM
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Which is entirely irrelevant because 90%+ of cattle produced for meat do not graze, they are fed industrial produced corn and soy in crowded feedlots. We don't have the physical space on earth for all the cattle we currently produce to graze naturally.
Re:Adding a metre between meals boosts vegetarian appeal – s...
by eigenket on Saturday August 15, 2020 @01:59PM
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Thats not hugely relevant though, quoting from the wiki article:
"Grazing systems supply about 9 percent of the world's production of beef"
The overwhelming majority of cows live on maize, soy, barley etc.
Article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle_feeding#Grazing
It’s about a college cafeteria experimenting to reduce carbon emissions and the amount of land required to serve meals:
> Last year, University cafeterias (separate from the colleges) announced a 33% reduction in carbon emissions per kilogram of food purchased, and a 28% reduction in land use per kilogram of food purchased.