As a product of two households of Nebraska farmers, I can undestand the priority that elevating beef is turning into extra a part of the main target 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. Individuals must eat much less meat, additionally full cease.
The concept of doing research to feed the animals numerous diets is intriguing, however in the end extra an effort in principle than precise observe. It will take years to give you a weight loss program 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 trouble of the Colorado senator, however some far more real looking financial imaginative and prescient is required.
Mary Jones, Seattle
