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Saturday, September 28
What's Low-Carbon Beef That Would Be In Stores Soon
Consumers interested in reducing environmental impact will have the option of consuming Low Carbon Beef certified meat, beef raised with reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
The production of food of animal origin, especially red meat, has a high environmental impact. Its greenhouse gas emissions are higher than the production of food of plant origin.
According to the BBC, beef produces the highest amount of greenhouse gas emissions than any type of livestock. A single cow releases 220 pounds of methane that heats the atmosphere.
Low Carbon Beef indicates that globally, beef cattle production generates about 5% of the greenhouse gas emissions of the world from a variety of sources within the life cycle of beef production, including the production of enteric methane, methane and nitrous oxide from manure and fertilizers
According to the International Energy Agency, we must achieve zero net emissions for the year 2050 to give the world the opportunity to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid drastic climate change.
Low carbon certified meat
Low Carbon Beef (LCB), is an Oklahoma-based company that offers certified cattle raised with lower greenhouse gas emissions than recently obtained the seal of approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), so it will soon be possible to find low carbon certified beef on the market.
The LCB program is the first approved by the USDA to certify that beef comes from cattle raised to produce fewer greenhouse gases . The company certifies cattle produced with a 10% lower greenhouse gas emissions than the industry average.
The LCB process performs a comprehensive assessment of the life cycle of animals. Livestock is measured using 20 criteria associated with feed, fuel, fertilizers and livestock function (yield).
For farmers and packers who support the reduction of emissions, this work would also be convenient in terms of cost since according to an LCB investigation the 71 percent of consumers expressed that they are willing to pay a premium for meat certified as produced with sustainable methods.
The USDA Process Verification Program is a verification service offered to meat producers and retailers. The LCB team notes that it is available to work with farmers and ranchers to analyze what practices can be implemented to qualify for the program.
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