As a product of two households of Nebraska farmers, I can undestand the priority that elevating beef is changing into extra a part of the main focus of concern about local weather. [“Why one of Colorado’s senators wants to know what makes cattle burp,” Nation & World, April 1] However the reality is, cattle are a serious contributor of greenhouse gases, full cease. Folks have to eat much less meat, additionally full cease.
The concept of doing research to feed the animals numerous diets is intriguing, however finally extra an effort in principle than precise follow. It will take years to provide you with a weight-reduction plan that will truly make any distinction, and we should contemplate that there’s a restrict to how a lot science can alter the dietary wants of an animal.
I applaud the hassle of the Colorado senator, however some far more life like financial imaginative and prescient is required.
Mary Jones, Seattle
