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<blockquote data-quote="edrsimms" data-source="post: 692208" data-attributes="member: 10970"><p>The by-products of corn production is where the evil comes in Tex. In the big corn producing states like Nebraska (this was a good example what excess fertilizer and atrazine has done to an environment that at one time was the best of the best and is now a sewer). </p><p>I would have to say that Farmers are the worst category of land builders and unfortunately some of their practices have been taken on by the Rancher too. For many years, farmers applied limited fertilizer to just make their crop in any given year with no intention of doing anything to build the land up. No crop rotations were used as they traditionally did it and over time, the land got depleted of soil nutrients and was more succeptible to soil borne disease and pests. In an attempt to "bring the soil back" to its "original" status, farmers had to use a much higher rate of fertilization, herbicide application (weeds love poor land) and pesticides to fight above ground pests. </p><p>Due to run-off of all this extra fertilzer and pestidcides "they" polluted their riparian areas which polluted their ground water as well. This lack of good judgement turned the North Platte into a sewer. And this is only one example. The problem with the grain fed producer is they dont take into account the land uses that are involved in their operation. (<strong>you have to account for that too</strong>) With less grain-fed cattle to feed, I believe that farmers from the big corn-producing areas would curtail some of their deleterious practices, thus improving the overall status of the environment ---in general. But on the farmers behalf, they were only doing what they felt was necessary to appease the "grain-driven" enthusiasts. </p><p></p><p>Today it is a little different as ethanol plants are now taking most of the corn-based feed away from feedlot operations for energy and only now are the grain fed enthusiasts looking at other options like GRASS-FED.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edrsimms, post: 692208, member: 10970"] The by-products of corn production is where the evil comes in Tex. In the big corn producing states like Nebraska (this was a good example what excess fertilizer and atrazine has done to an environment that at one time was the best of the best and is now a sewer). I would have to say that Farmers are the worst category of land builders and unfortunately some of their practices have been taken on by the Rancher too. For many years, farmers applied limited fertilizer to just make their crop in any given year with no intention of doing anything to build the land up. No crop rotations were used as they traditionally did it and over time, the land got depleted of soil nutrients and was more succeptible to soil borne disease and pests. In an attempt to "bring the soil back" to its "original" status, farmers had to use a much higher rate of fertilization, herbicide application (weeds love poor land) and pesticides to fight above ground pests. Due to run-off of all this extra fertilzer and pestidcides "they" polluted their riparian areas which polluted their ground water as well. This lack of good judgement turned the North Platte into a sewer. And this is only one example. The problem with the grain fed producer is they dont take into account the land uses that are involved in their operation. ([b]you have to account for that too[/b]) With less grain-fed cattle to feed, I believe that farmers from the big corn-producing areas would curtail some of their deleterious practices, thus improving the overall status of the environment ---in general. But on the farmers behalf, they were only doing what they felt was necessary to appease the "grain-driven" enthusiasts. Today it is a little different as ethanol plants are now taking most of the corn-based feed away from feedlot operations for energy and only now are the grain fed enthusiasts looking at other options like GRASS-FED. [/QUOTE]
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