Sunday, January 26, 2020

Getting the biggest nutritional bang for our climate buck (especially for that $4 Latte)

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There are recent headlines about Starbuck's 2020 initiative to reduce their carbon footprint and part of that strategy is offering plant...

Who Says Cows Aren't Making Meat Better?

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According to Impossible Foods' 2019 Impact Report,   "Cows aren’t getting any better at making meat". I beg to differ. For ...
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Some Beef and Meat Related Posts from the Incidental Economist

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I'm a big fan of the Incidental Economist blog  where I have learned a lot about healthcare economics. Recently healthcare economist Aus...

Will Eating Less U.S. Beef Save the Rainforests?

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There are often some common misperceptions about beef consumption. One is that eating less beef is one lifestyle change that can have a majo...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Impact of Farm Subsidies on Food Prices and Consumption

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Julian M. Alston, Daniel A. Sumner, Stephen A. Vosti, Farm subsidies and obesity in the United States: National evidence and international ...
Monday, August 19, 2019

Carbon Footprint of Beef Production

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C. Alan Rotz et al. Environmental footprints of beef cattle production in the United States, Agricultural Systems (2018). DOI: 10.1016/j.ags...
Sunday, August 18, 2019

Environmental and Water Use Economies of Scope in Beef and Cotton Production

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According to CGIAR and the FAO there is a lot of variation globally in when it comes to livestock production. This variation explains diff...