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And yet it's true. 2/3rds of pasture is not suitable for agriculture and would be worthless without ruminants. The corn-fed cattle industry in the US is a resul
by etrabroline 5y ago
And yet it's true. 2/3rds of pasture is not suitable for agriculture and would be worthless without ruminants. The corn-fed cattle industry in the US is a result of energy being cheap and labor being expensive. Less than 20% of beef is farmed that way.
- matthewmorgan 5y agoThey're also forgetting about fish and other wild-caught animal food sources
- throw0101a 5y ago> And yet it's true. 2/3rds of pasture is not suitable for agriculture and would be worthless without ruminants. So it's worthless with ruminants. So what? Why not just leave it alone/fallow? Also, how much water does it take to grow those ruminants and also the animals they feed?