12/6 Meat Production Methods

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How did they create synthetic meat?

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What is the largest beef producer in the world?

70% of the land devoted to agriculture on the planet is devoted to meat production.  That's almost a third of the entire surface area.

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We try to make meat as _______ as possible

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In North Carolina, the ______ outnumber people

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The reddish lagoons are

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What is the problem with a stream going near the lagoon?

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The Ogalla aquifer

It takes about 2,500 gallons of water to produce a bushel of corn.  And if an animal eats 50 bushels of corn in its time in the feedlot, we're looking at about 125,000 gallons of water per animal, under the industrial model.

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So when it comes to those industrial-scale feedlots, the majority of the water is used to:

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On a sustainable farm, the cows are followed by ______.

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How do the chickens sanitize the fields?

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California is running out of

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How has the Lake Success changed in just one year?

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The North China Plain, around the Himalayas, northwestern India, Bangladesh, Middle East, southern South America around Argentina all have what in common?

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What step of the water cycle creates the "air river" in the Amazon Rainforest?

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What is a benefit (positive) of free range grazing?

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What is a drawback (negative) of free range grazing?

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What is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)?

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What is a benefit (positive) of CAFOs?

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What is a drawback (negative) of CAFOs?

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What is overgrazing?

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Meat production is less efficient than agriculture; it takes approximately _____ times more land to produce the same amount of calories from meat as from plants.

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How did they create synthetic meat?

What is the largest beef producer in the world?

70% of the land devoted to agriculture on the planet is devoted to meat production. That's almost a third of the entire surface area.

We try to make meat as _______ as possible

In North Carolina, the ______ outnumber people

The reddish lagoons are

What is the problem with a stream going near the lagoon?

The Ogalla aquifer

It takes about 2,500 gallons of water to produce a bushel of corn. And if an animal eats 50 bushels of corn in its time in the feedlot, we're looking at about 125,000 gallons of water per animal, under the industrial model.

So when it comes to those industrial-scale feedlots, the majority of the water is used to:

On a sustainable farm, the cows are followed by ______.

How do the chickens sanitize the fields?

California is running out of

How has the Lake Success changed in just one year?

The North China Plain, around the Himalayas, northwestern India, Bangladesh, Middle East, southern South America around Argentina all have what in common?

What step of the water cycle creates the "air river" in the Amazon Rainforest?

Go HERE

What is a benefit (positive) of free range grazing?

What is a drawback (negative) of free range grazing?

What is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO)?

What is a benefit (positive) of CAFOs?

What is a drawback (negative) of CAFOs?

What is overgrazing?

Meat production is less efficient than agriculture; it takes approximately _____ times more land to produce the same amount of calories from meat as from plants.

Reducing the amount of meat consumption could reduce (MORE THAN ONE!)