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The Environment The grass pastures are more effective than cultivated soils at removing carbon -- the prime element of global warming -- from the atmosphere. The USDA Conservation Reserve Program has shown that when cultivated soils are returned to pasture, they gain an average of one-half ton of carbon per acre per year. Steers on pasture naturally distribute and incorporate manure, in contrast to confinement animal operations that result in concentration of waste that can pollute our water. Pastures have dense root structures that prevent erosion from rain, enable the soil to retain water, refill subterranean aquifers, and protect surface waterways. But perhaps equally important is the beauty of the rural landscape with black steers grazing slowly on green pastures. |
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