Theres The Beef

Author : Vaclav Smil
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118278690
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Should We Eat Meat? written by Vaclav Smil and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat consumption by humans, throughout their evolution and around the world. Setting the scene with a chapter on meat’s role in human evolution and its growing influence during the development of agricultural practices, the book goes on to examine modern production systems, their efficiencies, outputs, and impacts. The major global trends of meat consumption are described in order to find out what part its consumption plays in changing modern diets in countries around the world. The heart of the book addresses the consequences of the "massive carnivory" of western diets, looking at the inefficiencies of production and at the huge impacts on land, water, and the atmosphere. Health impacts are also covered, both positive and negative. In conclusion, the author looks forward at his vision of “rational meat eating”, where environmental and health impacts are reduced, animals are treated more humanely, and alternative sources of protein make a higher contribution. Should We Eat Meat? is not an ideological tract for or against carnivorousness but rather a careful evaluation of meat's roles in human diets and the environmental and health consequences of its production and consumption. It will be of interest to a wide readership including professionals and academics in food and agricultural production, human health and nutrition, environmental science, and regulatory and policy making bodies around the world.

Author : Urner Barry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990995906
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beef Book written by Urner Barry and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Andrew Rimas
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061353841
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beef written by Andrew Rimas and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the importance of cattle throughout history as well as the state of the beef industry in the twenty-first century.

Author : Nicolette Hahn Niman
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645020142
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Defending Beef written by Nicolette Hahn Niman and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nicolette Hahn Niman sets out to debunk just about everything you think you know . . . She’s not trying to change your mind; she’s trying to save your world.”—Los Angeles Times “Elegant, strongly argued.”—The Atlantic (named a “Best Food Book”) As the meat industry—from small-scale ranchers and butchers to sprawling slaughterhouse operators—responds to COVID-19, the climate threat, and the rise of plant-based meats, Defending Beef delivers a passionate argument for responsible meat production and consumption–in an updated and expanded new edition. For decades it has been nearly universal dogma among environmentalists that many forms of livestock—goats, sheep, and others, but especially cattle—are Public Enemy Number One. They erode soils, pollute air and water, damage riparian areas, and decimate wildlife populations. As recently as 2019, a widely circulated Green New Deal fact sheet even highlighted the problem of “farting cows.” But is the matter really so clear-cut? Hardly. In Defending Beef, Second Edition, environmental lawyer turned rancher Nicolette Hahn Niman argues that cattle are not inherently bad for the earth. The impact of grazing can be either negative or positive, depending on how livestock are managed. In fact, with proper oversight, livestock can play an essential role in maintaining grassland ecosystems by performing the same functions as the natural herbivores that once roamed and grazed there. With more public discussions and media being paid to connections between health and diet, food and climate, and climate and farming—especially cattle farming, Defending Beef has never been more timely. And in this newly revised and updated edition, the author also addresses the explosion in popularity of “fake meat” (both highly processed “plant-based foods” and meat grown from cells in a lab, rather than on the hoof). Defending Beef is simultaneously a book about big issues and the personal journey of the author, who continues to fight for animal welfare and good science. Hahn Niman shows how dispersed, grass-based, smaller-scale farms can and should become the basis of American food production.

Author : Pat LaFrieda
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062966715
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glorious Beef written by Pat LaFrieda and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An insightful and engaging insider’s look at the history and business of the meat industry, from master butcher Pat LaFrieda "A full-throated celebration of red meat from one of the nation’s major purveyors. . . . The true meat of his book is a study of how beef is brought from farm to table as well as an account of commercial success that deserves a place on any business school syllabus." -- Kirkus Reviews It all began when Pat LaFrieda’s great-grandfather Anthony LaFrieda decided to pack up and move his family from Italy to New York in search of a better life, setting up the family’s first retail butcher shop in 1922 in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Almost one hundred years later, Pat LaFrieda, a fourth-generation butcher and third-generation meat purveyor, is at the helm of a family-run business that has been providing meat to customers for decades, through wars, the Great Depression, the tumultuous years when New York City was dubbed “Fear City,” the fall of the Twin Towers, unprecedented hurricanes, and even a pandemic. Most people don’t know the amount of time, commitment, and extenuating work that goes into bringing them the piece of meat on their plate. What are the real implications of grass-fed beef on climate change? What is involved in humanely processing animals at harvesting facilities? Why is grading, labeling, and traceability essential for the consumer? And what’s the beef with eating meat? There are two sides to every story; however, in the beef industry’s case, only one side seems to get most of the airtime. In Glorious Beef, LaFrieda shares his family's legacy and pulls back the curtain to reveal a behind-the-scenes view of each stage of the process involved in bringing beef from pasture to plate and the truths behind the industry’s story of survival and constant evolution.

Author : Rip Esselstyn
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
ISBN 13 : 1455544558
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plant-Strong written by Rip Esselstyn and published by Grand Central Life & Style. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the millions who are following a plant-based diet, as well as those meat-eaters who are considering it, My Beef With Meat is the definitive guide to convincing all that it's truly the best way to eat! New York Times Bestelling author of The Engine 2 Diet and nutrition lecturer Rip Esselstyn, is back and ready to arm readers with the knowledge they need to win any argument with those who doubt the health benefits of a plant-based diet--and convince curious carnivores to change their diets once and for all. Esselstyn reveals information on the foods that most people believe are healthy, yet that scientific research shows are not. Some foods, in fact, he deems so destructive they deserve a warning label. Want to prevent heart attacks, stroke, cancer and Alzheimer's? Then learn the facts and gain the knowledge to convince those skeptics that they are misinformed about plant-base diets, for instance: You don't need meat and dairy to have strong bones or get enough protein You get enough calcium and iron in plants The myth of the Mediterranean diet There is a serious problem with the Paleo diet If you eat plants, you lose weight and feel great My Beef With Meat proves the Engine 2 way of eating can optimize health and ultimately save lives and includes more than 145 delicious recipes to help readers reach that goal.

Author : Susan Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781926781082
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Awesome Agriculture written by Susan Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2011-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Price of Beef written by and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David L. Cole
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595202586
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where's the Beef? written by David L. Cole and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wonder if the hamburger you are eating is safe? How about the milk that you just poured for your child? Chances are that it isn't. You probably wouldn't know that because the truth has been kept from you, until now. This is the story of my friend's struggle to expose the conspiracy that has hidden the dangers of Mad Cow Disease from the world. It is a plague that threatens the lives of millions. Hopefully it is not too late.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Importation of Canadian Beef that Comes from Animals Older Than 30 Months of Age written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: