Grazing Cattle Not Polluting
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 2:45pm.
Editor:
I disagree with the article, “Study: Conventional Beef Production Better for Environment than Grass-Fed” from the March 22 edition of Lancaster Farming. When you raise and finish cattle on grass you are not creating greenhouse gases.
The grass grows, and as it grows it sequesters carbon dioxide into the soil, taking it out of the environment. Then the cows eat the grass, and as they digest the grass it releases the carbon dioxide again. So, raising cattle on grass should be carbon-neutral.
— Harry Troyer
Prattsburgh, N.Y.
