Eating grass-fed beef probably won’t save the planet, according to a new review.

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By Zoya TeirsteinOct 5, 2017, 5:40 pm113 pts
Sorry to ruin the party, but a report from the Food Climate Research Network casts doubt on recent suggestions that pasture-raised cattle could sequester massive amounts of carbon in the soil. By nibbling plants and stimulating new root growth, the old argument goes, cows can encourage deeper root networks,…

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