After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak agricultural land’

Re:After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak ... by barry-cotter on Tuesday May 31, 2022 @11:24PM (#31577686)

Yes. You asked about feedlots. Europe pretty much doesn’t have them, as I said. Note that beef cattle are 80% grass fed according to the document. Dairy that are eventually eaten eat less grass, 2/3.

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Re:After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak ... by wumpus on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:27AM (#31578815)

I was talking about more than feedlots, I was talking about grass-fed cattle vs. not grass-fed cattle. Do you really think it matters if a cow eats grain in a "feedlot" instead of on a "farm"? I sure don't.

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Re:After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak ... by Zababa on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:42AM (#31578892)

The document you linked has 38.3% of "grazed grass" and 26.3% of "conserved grass". That's 64.6% of grass.

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Re:After millennia of expansion, the world has passed ‘peak ... by wumpus on Wednesday June 01, 2022 @02:50AM (#31578928)

That's why I said:

> French beef and dairy-cattle-finally-eaten-as-beef eat 2/3 grass.

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