Beef Protein and the Environment Less than 20% of Canadian grasslands remain intact because they have been converted to cropland, or developed for cities or industrial purposes. Download pdf to Learn More Related SnapAG Articles Related articles Global Protein Consumption Protein and Nutrition Agriculture and Land Use Agriculture and Greenhouse Gases Plant Breeding and Food Security Genetic Engineering and Human Health Food Safety Food Waste Grass-Fed and Grain-Finished Beef Environmental Farm Plans Websites to Investigate This Topic Further Alberta Beef Producers Ducks Unlimited Government of Saskatchewan Guardians of the Grasslands Nature Conservancy of Canada Footnotes Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). (2016). "National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy Summary Report." Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). (2016). "National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy Summary Report." Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). (2016). "National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy Summary Report." D. Kraus, Nature Conservancy Canada. (October 24, 2016). "Why Canada's Prairies are the Most Endangered Ecosystem." Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). (2016). "National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy Summary Report." Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. (No date). “Feedlot Operation.” G. Legesse et al. (December 23, 2015).“Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Canadian Beef Production in 1981 as Compared with 2011.” Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). (2013.) "Animal Feed vs. Human Food: Challenges and Opportunities in Sustaining Animal Agriculture Toward 2050." Beef Cattle Research Centre. (January 14, 2013). “Explaining Growth Promotants Used in Feedlot Cattle.” S. Hartmann, M. Lacorn & H. Steinhart. (May 1998). “Natural Occurrence of Steroid Hormones in Food.” References Beef Cattle Research Centre. (January 14, 2013). “Explaining Growth Promotants Used in Feedlot Cattle.” Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). (2016). "National Beef Sustainability Assessment and Strategy Summary Report." Calgary, AB: CRSB. Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). (2013.) "Animal Feed vs. Human Food: Challenges and Opportunities in Sustaining Animal Agriculture Toward 2050." Kraus, D. Nature Conservancy Canada. (October 24, 2016). "Why Canada's Prairies are the Most Endangered Ecosystem." Legesse, G. et al. (December 23, 2015).“Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Canadian Beef Production in 1981 as Compared with 2011.” Animal Production Science56(3): 153-168. Hartmann, S., Lacorn, M. & Steinhart, H. (May 1998). “Natural Occurrence of Steroid Hormones in Food.” ScienceDirect 62(1): 7-20. Photo Credits Cattle on pasture, Page 1- Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan American badger, Page 1- Canada Beef Burrowing owl, Page 1- Canada Beef White tail deer, Page 1- Canada Beef Cattle feeding, Page 2- Canada Beef Prairie grasslands, Page 2- Canada Beef All Snap AG Categories Farming Basics Animal Health Animal Care Farming & The Environment Pesticides Plant and Animal Proteins Food Growing Crops Organics Plant Biotechnology Tags environment , food , beef , nutrition , protein