Beef Cattle and Water Use Beef production has a reputation for using high volumes of water. However, the beef story is much more complex than most people realize. Download to Learn More Related snapAG Articles Websites to Investigate This Topic Further How Much Water is Used to Make a Pound of Beef? – Beef Cattle Research Council Livestock Watering – Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada World Water Day… By the Numbers – Statistics Canada What’s Your Water Footprint? – Water Footprint Calculator Footnotes Statistics Canada (2017). Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada. Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada (statcan.gc.ca) Getahun Legesse et al (April 2018). “Measuring and assessing Canadian rangeland and other agricultural best management practices with the enhanced whole-farm model Holos.” Science of the Total Environment 619-20: 1030-1039. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321781368_Water_use_intensity_of_Canadian_beef_production_in_1981_as_compared_to_2011 Getahun Legesse et al (April 2018). “Water use intensity of Canadian beef production in 1981 as compared to 2011.” Science of the Total Environment 619-20: 1030-1039. Water use intensity of Canadian beef production in 1981 as compared to 2011 - ScienceDirect http://bcgrasslands.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gcc_e-book_managing-bc-grasslands-overview-lr.pdf Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia (2008). Managing BC Grasslands: An Overview. https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/opening-eyes-through-the-lens-how-agriculture-protects-canadas-grasslands/ Beef Cattle Research Council (2019). “Environmental Footprint of Beef Production.” Environmental Footprint of Beef Production - Beef Cattle Research Council (beefresearch.ca) Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2010). Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland. https://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/fact-sheets/991_2010_02_TB_RangeMgmnt_E_WEB_2_.pdf Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2010). Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland. https://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/fact-sheets/991_2010_02_TB_RangeMgmnt_E_WEB_2_.pdf Innovating Canada (December 5, 2019). “Opening Eyes Through the Lens: How Agriculture Protects Canada’s Grasslands.” https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/opening-eyes-through-the-lens-how-agriculture-protects-canadas-grasslands/ Statistics Canada (2017). Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/16-201-x/16-201-x2017000-eng.pdf?st=U7hTXcv1 References Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (2010). Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland. https://www.beefresearch.ca/files/pdf/fact-sheets/991_2010_02_TB_RangeMgmnt_E_WEB_2_.pdf Beef Cattle Research Council (2019). “Environmental Footprint of Beef Production.” Environmental Footprint of Beef Production - Beef Cattle Research Council (beefresearch.ca) Getahun Legesse et al (April 2018). “Measuring and assessing Canadian rangeland and other agricultural best management practices with the enhanced whole-farm model Holos.” Science of the Total Environment 619-20: 1030-1039. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321781368_Water_use_intensity_of_Canadian_beef_production_in_1981_as_compared_to_2011 Getahun Legesse et al (April 2018). “Water use intensity of Canadian beef production in 1981 as compared to 2011.” Science of the Total Environment 619-20: 1030-1039. Water use intensity of Canadian beef production in 1981 as compared to 2011 - ScienceDirect Grasslands Conservation Council of British Columbia (2008). Managing BC Grasslands: An Overview. https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/opening-eyes-through-the-lens-how-agriculture-protects-canadas-grasslands/ http://bcgrasslands.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/gcc_e-book_managing-bc-grasslands-overview-lr.pdf Innovating Canada (December 5, 2019). “Opening Eyes Through the Lens: How Agriculture Protects Canada’s Grasslands.” https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/environment/opening-eyes-through-the-lens-how-agriculture-protects-canadas-grasslands/ Statistics Canada (2017). Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada. Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada (statcan.gc.ca) Statistics Canada (2017). Human Activity and the Environment: Freshwater in Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/16-201-x/16-201-x2017000-eng.pdf?st=U7hTXcv1