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Grass-fed: a Label Ingrained with Misleading Claims

“According to the article below, “The term grass-fed has become just another marketing strategy co-opted by large-scale meat-packers to trick consumers into buying grain-finished meat…” a scheme in which the regulatory agencies are complicit. NOTE: this post was originally published to TThe Regeneration’s newsletter on April 30, 2021. It

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‘Plant-Based Meat’ May Be Problematic After All

“Is fake meat safe? NOTE: this article was originally published to YourAmericaNews on July 22, 2019. There’s a substantial push in America to have “plant-based meat” replace the real McCoy. So far, sales have outpaced demand, but some journalists have exposed possible health concerns with the genetically modified food.

How Beef Eaters in Cities Are Draining Rivers in the American West

How Beef Eaters in Cities Are Draining Rivers in the American West

Paraphrasing the authors below, “The biggest user of river water by far, is not lawns and showers, but agriculture. New research shows that across the Western United States, a third of all consumed water goes to irrigate crops – not for human consumption – but used to feed beef and dairy cattle.

America’s Ten Most Popular Cattle Breeds

America's Ten Most Popular Cattle Breeds

European cattle descended from the species Bos taurus, unlike many Indian, Asian and African breeds which descend from Bos indicus. Beef lovers take note: The most successful commercial breeds in the United States are European and the best beef, by far, comes from the British breeds mentioned below. NOTE: this

Aberdeen Angus Cattle: America's Most Popular Breed

The Aberdeen Angus, sometimes simply Angus, is a Scottish breed of small beef cattle. It derives from cattle native to the counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus in north-eastern Scotland. Aberdeen Angus cattle have been recorded in Scotland since at least the 16th century in the country’s northeast. In America