If you take a road trip across the American Heartland, you’ll be met with an endless, shimmering sea of green. Looking at those millions of acres of farmland, it’s easy to buy into the patriotic narrative that the United States is the “food basket of the world.” We produce a…
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A Strategic Analysis: The Advantages of Perennial Grasslands for Ruminant Agriculture over Corn for Ethanol Production
1.0 Introduction: Re-evaluating Land Use for Food and Fuel The global community faces the immense challenge of meeting growing demands for food and energy sustainably. As pressure on our finite agricultural land intensifies, a critical re-evaluation of our dominant land-use models is required. This analysis will argue for a paradigm…