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A comprehensive environmental assessment of beef production and consumption in the United States Open
Life cycle assessments of have been completed documenting the environmental sustainability of beef, but these studies have often focused on specific cattle production systems with an emphasis on global warming potential. A need exists for …
Rice intensification in Bangladesh improves economic and environmental welfare Open
Sustainable agricultural intensification (SAI) practices can help meet current and future food security needs while decreasing environmental impacts. To date, no studies have simultaneously estimated the food security and environmental imp…
ASAS-CSAS ANNUAL MEETING SYMPOSIUM ON WATER USE EFFICIENCY AT THE FORAGE-ANIMAL INTERFACE: Life cycle assessment of forage-based livestock production systems Open
Livestock production is increasingly subjected to environmental and economic challenges related to water quantities being utilized, expressed as green (evapotranspiration from rainwater), blue (surface and groundwater), or gray (waste) wat…
A Retrospective Assessment of US Pork Productions: 1960 to 2015 Open
The primary goal of this study is to assess the carbon, energy, water and land footprints per kg (2.2 pounds) of live weight (LW) pork produced at five-year increments between 1960 and 2015. This assessment utilizes the Life Cycle Assessme…
Sustainability Assessment of U.S. Beef Production Systems Open
With increasing public concern and awareness of agricultural sustainability issues, comprehensive methodologies such as life cycle assessment are required to benchmark the beef industry and identify areas of opportunity for continuous impr…