The 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western States

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The 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western States
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Yet again irrigating to feed cattle which apparently only 10% of people eat.

It's 12% of Americans eat half the beef consumed every day. Of course, that 12% is mostly people 50-65.

Is gen X addicted to steak? Wtf?

Idk, but it really is a crazy stat. Especially when you take into account that the US only exports 11% of domestically produced beef and we import additional beef. 12% of the population appears to be subsisting off pretty much just beef.

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Strange to imagine. I think I have beef once every two weeks or so? I wonder where that puts me on the scale of beef eaters.

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