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Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 34 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. This episode is all about sustainability and agriculture's shrinking environmental footprint. Dr. Jean Lonie of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance dissects a 2019 report indicating that U.S. agriculture is on a trajectory to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 50% over the next five years. Here's that report: https://usfarmersandranchers.org/usfra-2019-report/ Dr. Sara Place of Elanco shares the facts about greenhouse gas emissions from cattle and the essential nutrition we receive from meat. And Dr. Dan Loy of Iowa State University and the Iowa Beef Center explains how cattle "upcycle" human inedible products into high quality protein for humans.
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