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[NCTexan]

Maybe we only take a leg or two...

Then the government can buy them a bovine prosthesis. I'm sure that the HHS, the EPA or the Ag Department has a program that would work.

Sounds sustainable to me... until we run out of money that is.

 

[radar1972]

Sustainable beef?

Just means the horse made a life-changing decision right before his demise.

 

[Cooter Brown]

You fellers are all mistaken. The following true story will illustrate why:


A hunter was driving through the plains of Nebraska when he decided to stop at a farmhouse to ask if he could run his dog on the back forty.
As he was walking up the driveway toward the front door of the house, a pig with three legs caught his eye. It was just hobbling through the grass.
When the farmer answered the door, the fellow first asked about the three legged pig.
"That pig is the most amazing pig in the land, son." The farmer said
"Last year, our house caught fire when we were all asleep and that pig ran in and woke us all up one by one and saved our lives!"
The man was surprised. "That is one special pig" He said.
The farmer replied, "That's not all. Last summer, that pig jumped into the pond and dragged my drowning son to safety. He would have died."
The man was in disbelief at how amazing this pig was. "One question. Why does he have just 3 legs, is it from the fire?" He asked
"No son, ya see, a pig like that you just don't eat all at one time."

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

We've been munchin' on beef since forever, predating any and all regulation.

to have survived as a food into modern day, it must be sustainable in the first place

Well it only took 30 posts to come up with the right observation

 

[blujax01]

A combination of cattle which died of natural causes and Soylent Green?

Funny you should mention that. There was a recent talk show where the host was discussing hunting and the guest said: "I hate hunters and everything they stand for. We should all buy our meat at restaurants and grocery stores, where no animals are harmed in the process." She was dead serious.

Three terms we carnivores should be aware of:

Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)
Pink slime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Transglutaminase aka "Meat Glue"
Transglutaminase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Soylent Green
Soylent Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two of the three are known to be factual. So far...

 

[venomballistics]

Well it only took 30 posts to come up with the right observation

sorry .... I showed up late

 

[the ringo kid]

Been my experience that there's very little 'sustenance' in Micky D's beef.

Which is why I havent consumed anything from them in over a decade--except for their eggs and pancake breakfast. The last one of those was over 3 years ago.

 

[kwselke]

Funny you should mention that. There was a recent talk show where the host was discussing hunting and the guest said: "I hate hunters and everything they stand for. We should all buy our meat at restaurants and grocery stores, where no animals are harmed in the process." She was dead serious.

Three terms we carnivores should be aware of:

Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)
Pink slime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Transglutaminase aka "Meat Glue"
Transglutaminase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Soylent Green
Soylent Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two of the three are known to be factual. So far...

I figured everyone here would know what Soylent Green was. Charlton Heston was in it. I mean starred in it. Well, you know what I mean.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Funny you should mention that. There was a recent talk show where the host was discussing hunting and the guest said: "I hate hunters and everything they stand for. We should all buy our meat at restaurants and grocery stores, where no animals are harmed in the process." She was dead serious.

Three terms we carnivores should be aware of:

Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB)
Pink slime - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Transglutaminase aka "Meat Glue"
Transglutaminase - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Soylent Green
Soylent Green - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two of the three are known to be factual. So far...

Which two???

 

[cussedemgun]

Now the rest of the story - -

We've been munchin' on beef since forever, predating any and all regulation.

to have survived as a food into modern day, it must be sustainable in the first place

Google & read the doctrine "agenda 21" - It states that the U.S. standard of living is not "sustainable" for the world's standard (overall average). Things mentioned specifically that the U.S. has used in excess & are not sustainable are personal trans., single family dwellings, fossil fuels, HIGH CONSUMPTION OF MEAT, etc, etc - -

The "greenie movement" in general & the UN in particular have coined the phrase "sustainable development" as a phrase that is supposed to cover all things good "as they see it". Just like the phrase "old growth", it's fun to ask a 'greenie' just how old a tree has to be to be "old growth".

Both terms are beyond definition if you don't accept 'on faith' that they mean 'all things GOOD' -

Kinda' sorta' like a spiritual thing, it's a religion, ya' just gotta' believe

 

[venomballistics]

Google & read the doctrine "agenda 21" - It states that the U.S. standard of living is not "sustainable" for the world's standard (overall average). Things mentioned specifically that the U.S. has used in excess & are not sustainable are personal trans., single family dwellings, fossil fuels, HIGH CONSUMPTION OF MEAT, etc, etc - -

The "greenie movement" in general & the UN in particular have coined the phrase "sustainable development" as a phrase that is supposed to cover all things good "as they see it". Just like the phrase "old growth", it's fun to ask a 'greenie' just how old a tree has to be to be "old growth".

Both terms are beyond definition if you don't accept 'on faith' that they mean 'all things GOOD' -

Kinda' sorta' like a spiritual thing, it's a religion, ya' just gotta' believe

yeah I'm well aware of the age old phenomena of pencil pushers justifying their existence by telling Eskimos how to build igloos

 

[jimmyj]

ITS ROAD KILL !

 

[handejector]

Okay, right now, "sustainable beef" is the current "buzz word" in the beef industry, and even the pros can't agree on a concrete definition.

It's kinda like trying to "sew a button on a poached egg." They can't come up with a solid explanation.

However, here's what everybody seems to be agreeable on so far.
Sustainable beef just means that the animal is raised with the most efficiency, therefore using less land, water and natural resources, while still providing many of the essential nutrients we need to thrive.

The industry, essentially, is trying to upgrade the product while still caring for the natural resource.

I know, I know...most conscientious ranchers have always tried to do that. But, like I said, it's the current "buzz word." Sounds impressive, right?

OK, thanks.
I think I got it.
You're saying it means to raise cows in windmills, right?