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Category: cattle business

  • Argentine Beef

    <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i6xzlH1hMRduz7Tf9n6W14_lkqRAD8TTHUO00">Argentine Farmers Give Up Beef Business</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>Argentines are passionate about their beef — from cattle grazed on the sprawling pampas grasslands, it's a national staple, delivered inexpensively and received with religious fervor at Sunday barbecues nationwide.<br />n<br />nBut while Argentines are some of the world's top meat-eaters, consuming nearly 154 pounds per capita…

  • Environmentally Friendly

    <a href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=178614">New Report Says Beef With Hormones Produces Less Greenhouse Gas Emissions</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>New Beef Eco-Report: Pound-for-pound, beef produced with grains and growth hormones produces 40% less greenhouse gas emissions and saves two-thirds more land for nature compared to organic grass-fed beef.<br />n<br />nTo reach these startling conclusions, analysts at the Hudson Institute’s Center for…