todd,
you make an excellent point. i still remember how stunned i was when i first
heard how much feed/grain/meal goes into each unit of meat purchased at the
supermarket.
And none of it necessary, nor of any benefit compared with good
pasture. Cows thrive on grass, not on feed/grain/meal, when that's
what they're fed nothing else much thrives either.
Best
Keith
also, i understand there are aspects of chemistry involved which limit this
to some degree (especially when it comes to converting the oil to biod), but
there are lots of oils used in processed foods, such as palm kernel and
cottonseed. i suspect large quantities of these oils would be freed
up for other uses
in a more sane food industry (lol, "sane food industry" = oxymoron?).
-chris b.
In a message dated 7/6/05 9:38:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Reduce
the meat centered diet to one that treats meat as a delicacy rather than
a mainstay and vast acreages could be diverted to liquid fuel production
and cellulosic ethanol production rather than feed meal. >>
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