"I know many ranchers who are excellent — they want to know how to manage lands to improve the chances of many of these species with high conservation value," says Pague. "I would say fully a third of land out there is in pretty good condition, supporting wildlife and plant communities."
And Pague notes that the conversation around how to produce beef in a "sustainable" way is evolving fast. "Meat buyers and packers, land managers, government agencies, McDonald's — a lot of people are interested. This topic is really hot." (See Dan Charles' post from earlier this week on how this conversation is playing out globally, too.)
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/03/27/293904644/can-the-meat-industry-help-protect-wildlife-some-say-yes
Nothing is more harmful to the environment that annual mono crop farming on an industrial scale. Sure, that's a bad way to feed animals, too, but the underlying issue is industrial mono crop production.
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