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Comment on Grassfed’s Role In A Greener World: AGW’s Response to the University of Oxford study, Grazed and Confused? by LA Chefs column

LA Chefs column — Sat, 07 Oct 2017 08:13:00 +0000

Yawn, this “new” study’s assessment of soil carbon and grazing systems was simply a repackaged version of Norborg’s 2016 paper. The “new” study literally clipped and pasted from this 2016 paper. Unfortunately Norborg’s meta analysis overlooked a number of recent research PEER REVIEWED papers by researchers like Teague, Rowntree and others part of this team: http://soilcarboncowboys.com/science-team So, this “new” report made the same oversights and omissions in its supposed comprehensive analysis that was anything but comprehensive.

Also kind of interesting how a report on sustainability has very little discussion of the soil science…for example exudates (carbon) and soil microbes determine how nitrogen is utilized. Then too there’s methane oxidation which increased soil carbon also impacts.

Anyway here are two other more detail responses. The first is from the Sustainable Food trust, and the second includes a response from Dr. Jason Rowntree from Michigan State University whose research wasn’t included in this so-called “comprehensive” analysis

http://sustainablefoodtrust.org/articles/grazed-and-confused-an-initial-response-from-the-sustainable-food-trust/

https://sustainabledish.com/beef-isnt-to-blame/

Comment on AGW Responds to U.S. Decision to Import Irish Grassfed Beef by Curt Gesch

Curt Gesch — Sun, 02 Jul 2017 14:44:00 +0000

I support the letter and the philosophy that underlies it.

Comment on Not All Beef Is Bad by Stephanie Wuorenma

Stephanie Wuorenma — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 21:20:21 +0000

In reply to Bea. Thank you for your comment Bea. The difference between 3.2 and 1 seems quite small and relies on information we sourced and you sourced. Which ever number, it is still small. Our argument is that cost and the recession affected consumption, more than awareness or change. Our data was drawn from the USDA pricing guide. We agree with you on over consumption being an issue but we must get used to using data accurately, in order to avoid unintended consequences cause by silver bullet solutions. Sustainability is a multi-factorial challenge that is incredibly nuanced. To say that all beef is bad for the environment is as reckless as saying all vegetables are good. It would be nice not to have to respond or waste resources correcting misguided reports.

Comment on What is Better Meat? by Vert Monde

Vert Monde — Mon, 22 May 2017 19:10:00 +0000

In reply to Jessi. Thank you so much for taking the time to write. We sincerely appreciate your comments, and to avoid any confusion have updated the wording in the blog. We hope you get a chance to read it and look forward to your thoughts. Best wishes and thanks again for your feedback, The AGW Team

Comment on Not All Beef Is Bad by Vert Monde

Vert Monde — Mon, 22 May 2017 19:05:00 +0000

In reply to Bea. Thank you so much for taking the time to write. We sincerely appreciate your comments, and to avoid any confusion have updated the wording in the blog. We hope you get a chance to read it and look forward to your thoughts. Best wishes and thanks again for your feedback, The AGW Team

Comment on What is Better Meat? by Jessi

Jessi — Sat, 20 May 2017 15:03:00 +0000

This is what I got in my email? What does WTF mean? I think this is offensive because I DO know what this means.

Comment on Not All Beef Is Bad by Bea

Bea — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 05:49:00 +0000

First all, 99% of Americans are not meat eaters. The “Vegetarianism in America” study published by Vegetarian Times showed that 3.2 percent of U.S. adults, or 7.3 million people, follow a vegetarian-based diet. Approximately 0.5 percent, or 1 million, of those are vegans, who consume no animal products at all.
Vegetarianism In America | Vegetarian Times

Second, there has been a cherry picking of facts.
The reason that beef increased so dramatically in 2014 was that: Americans Ate 19% Less Beef From ’05 to ’14, Report Says – The New …
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/21/dining/beef-consumption-emissions.html
Mar 21, 2017 – Over a 10-year period, the amount of beef consumed by Americans fell by 19 … The United States was a net exporter of beef from 2010 to 2013.

Third, with the increasing population, the US cannot produce grass fed beef to feed the millions. Either the industrial factories for protein or people cut down on animal protein.

Comment on Not All Beef Is Bad by TC_Orygun

TC_Orygun — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:43:00 +0000

Yeah, people aren’t going to stop eating meat any time soon, if ever. Shifting to environmentally conscious sources is the only accessible way to cut down on the huge impact of beef.