Source: Lindsay Campbell, MODERN FARMER, 3/7/20


They suggest paying farmers not to farm. Those who enjoy sinking their teeth into a juicy burger probably haven’t thought about how it might impact the water of rivers in the western US. In the Colorado River basin, water levels have reached historic lows, and researchers are partly blaming beefeaters and dairy lovers across the country, particularly in cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, Denver and San Francisco. A new study is the first of its kind to link beef consumption to the depletion of specific river systems.

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