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Aug 29, 2023 25 min

Does Beef Waste Water? (Re-release)

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*This is a re-release of Episode 2, Does Beef Waste Water?* We’ve all heard that beef is a water hog, often enough that it’s considered common knowledge. Caroline goes to the source - a UNESCO study - to see what we can unpack about that claim. Holes are poked, rants are ranted, and nuance is added. Follow along on Instagram: @chewswiselypodcast @bigskycaroline You can reach us at [email protected] Chews Wisely is sponsored by Little Creek. Get regeneratively raised lamb & beef shipped directly to you from our Montana ranch. ​​https://littlecreekmontana.shop/discount/WISELY Beef & water footprint: https://www.watercalculator.org/news/articles/beef-king-big-water-footprints/ https://www.watercalculator.org/water-footprint-of-food-guide/ https://waterfootprint.org/en/water-footprint/product-water-footprint/water-footprint-crop-and-animal-products/ https://www.waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Report-48-WaterFootprint-AnimalProducts-Vol1.pdf Irrigation in the US: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-practices-management/irrigation-water-use/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%202017%20Census,20%20percent%20of%20harvested%20cropland.

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