Keeping cattle grass-fed is not a climate panacea: report
Grass-fed beef fans sometimes claim that finishing cattle on forage, rather than on grain or soy, is better for the environment. But a new study from U.K.-based Food Climate Research Network (FCRN) indicates these assertions are not true.In a report dubbed “Grazed and confused?” researchers said their analysis of grass- and grain-finished animals’ net contributions to GHG emissions shows that even grass-fed animals are a net contributor to the problem. [node:read-more:link]