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The Global Beef Industry portal is concerned with the social and environmental issues surrounding farms and companies mainly engaged in producing beef cattle or operating beef cattle feedlots.

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The beef industry has thoroughly globalized.  About 25% of all beef is obtained by trade. Developing nations continue to increase beef consumption per person.

The global system emphasizes grain-fed cattle in feedlots, special breeds that can graze more marginal and fragile habitats, and the use of growth hormones and antibiotics
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globalization, beef, trade, developing nations, grain-fed cattle, feedlots, bovine growth hormones, bovine antibiotics, land conversion, rangelands, pasture, leather industry, subsidies, multinationals, agribusiness, global beef industry, meat
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Design For The Other 90%
Posted: 4 mins ago 
Nov. 07, 2007 - Global

March For Cows

Posted: 2 days ago 
Sept. 21, 2007 - Oakland, CA USA

Mad Cow: Town Meeting

Posted: 2 days ago 
Sept. 21, 2007 - London, England (UK)
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Director - GEB (Posted 4 days ago )
I am looking for CEO's and board members to establish a new board taking GEB and the group to the next level. We are currently talking to a few governments about providing . . . Based in: Soquel, United States

Consultants - Natural Logic
(Posted 9 days ago )
Natural Logic is seeking analysts, consultants and practice leaders with intelligence; a passion for sustainability, regeneration and innovation; and experience in one or more . . . Based in: Madison, United States

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Carbon Footprint
of the American Cheeseburger
Type: Multimedia

Antibiotic Overuse in Animals Type: Website, Blog, etc.

Fast Food Nation - The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
Type: Book
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Who lives near a CAFO? 25 124 15 mins. ago
Looking for a volunteer 8 20 19 mins. ago
I just went to a really cool meeting! 34 289 25 mins. ago
trying to learn about the beef industry 14 23 26 mins. ago
Read this book! 3 57 30 mins. ago
How to act when a Cafo comes to town. 40 376 30 mins. ago
Book Discussion: FastFood Nation 23 128 1 hour ago
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Animals Angels

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Live Export Shame
Based in: Australia

Farmer's Legal Action Group
Based in: Saint Paul, United States
 
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