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The idea that meat production in this country is based on small farmers eaking out a living is a false one. It's an industry run by mega-corporations.
About 35 million cattle are slaughtered in the U.S. annually by 60 major beef-packing operations processing around 26 billion pounds of beef. Four firms control over 80 percent of all the beef slaughtered.
http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/catt...-economic-squeezes/the-big-four-meatpackers-1
The idea that an industry around laboratory-grown meat won't require workers is presposterous... Maybe different workers than people who work in slaughterhouses but I wouldn't call those "high quality jobs of the future"!
Matt
About 35 million cattle are slaughtered in the U.S. annually by 60 major beef-packing operations processing around 26 billion pounds of beef. Four firms control over 80 percent of all the beef slaughtered.
http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/catt...-economic-squeezes/the-big-four-meatpackers-1
The idea that an industry around laboratory-grown meat won't require workers is presposterous... Maybe different workers than people who work in slaughterhouses but I wouldn't call those "high quality jobs of the future"!
Matt
Small ranching or big ranching, they all provide employment and meat. I've worked for both types.
rich or poor, best job I ever enjoyed. AND even the "big" guys aren't making large profits per animal.
spouting all the propaganda-related data in the world doesn't mean sheet to me or the economy or Real food.
Corporations employ real people. like it or not, most americans are not vegetarian & don't want to be.
Eat what you want, do what you want, think what you want, and leave the meat-producers alone. it gets old.
rich or poor, best job I ever enjoyed. AND even the "big" guys aren't making large profits per animal.
spouting all the propaganda-related data in the world doesn't mean sheet to me or the economy or Real food.
Corporations employ real people. like it or not, most americans are not vegetarian & don't want to be.
Eat what you want, do what you want, think what you want, and leave the meat-producers alone. it gets old.
Well, the wikipedia article calls it meat, but they also state:
"The lack of fat and bone may also be a disadvantage, for these parts make appreciable culinary contributions."
So I don't think it's about getting the ratio right, I don't think there's any fat at all in these cells they're growing. They are growing and propagating muscle cells which by definition would have no fat.
Your point about the industrial consolidation of the industry is spot on though.
I hate everything about this. Put this effort into helpful science. Go cure something for Christ sake and stop making a hamburger.. The last thing we need is to be reliant/dependent on yet another Monsanto like corporation growing our meat and adding things as they will while yet ANOTHER industry collapses so some corporate jackass can buy his seventh house in the Bahamas, serving up cancer and obesity.
I'm sure if this progresses in the future the sheeple will think it's OK because the FDA will approve it safe for your consumption in no time. I'll do you guys a favor and stay out of this thread so I don't have to infract myself.. I'm a tad opinionated on this one.
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I'm sure if this progresses in the future the sheeple will think it's OK because the FDA will approve it safe for your consumption in no time. I'll do you guys a favor and stay out of this thread so I don't have to infract myself.. I'm a tad opinionated on this one.
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You, sir....hasn't do your homework. Someone needs to raising the cattle first before send them to the slaughterhouse. Majority of the cattle comes from small farmers and it is a fact that you cannot debunk. Also not all cattle industry are "mega-corporations". There are lot of speciality beef corporations specializing into lean beef, organic beef, grass-fed beef and even yak/buffalo/bison beef and all of them are based on small ranches. It scared me that someone like Matt comes up with many assumptions about the cattle industry without do their homework first then do a research on them. For your record I am a rancher with only 30 cows and you have absoluately no idea what the ranchers and farmers do for their living.
You are my hero!
Funny thing is that we have problems with overpopulated animals such as unwanted horses, feral hogs, deer, Canadian/Snow geese, Asian carps and snakeheads....yet they decided to make this questionable product that can be useful for "food crisis" in the world.
Me too! Hoorah!!!!!!! I'm grateful you spoke up!
Kudos! Long live Americas Farmers & Ranchers!
You are RIGHT!
THANKS for speaking out.
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