Synthetic Beef - Impact On Public Grazing?

[hank4elk]

How does the land get over grown if all the water dries up?

Uhh,rain & snow?

 

[SAJ-99]

They fart too.

I’ll make a note of that. You will be my go-to expert on flatulence.

 

[BigHornRam]

I’ll make a note of that. You will be my go-to expert on flatulence.

Synthetic beef farts.......deadly!

 

[JT88]

So this is no longer true. It isn't the same hamburger. Dammit Bill, you just lost all credibility

 

[stealthy_bowman]

More than synthetics, which aren't really meat, the real threat to the cattle industry is cellular agriculture. The technology is already there, animal stem cells can readily be cultured and under the right conditions they can be allowed to differentiate into lab grown muscle tissue, fat, tendons, anything really. Big money is heavily investing in companies with this technology. It's obvious that massive uptake will ensue when the technology can be scaled in a way that is more cost effective than traditional cattle ranching. My guess, in 15 years or less, lab grown meat will be ubiquitous in supermarkets, restaurants etc. and be hugely disruptive to the ranching industry, but probably have a net beneficial effect on society over all. Technology can be a double edged sword, we see this time and again. It just is what it is.

 

[antlerradar]

I've seen the Flying D, I think they take the bottom half.

The half that is in the ground?

 

[BigHornRam]

He did an interview on 60 minutes Sunday. Worth a watch if for nothing else than to see where we could be headed if his ideas gain momentum.

Anderson teeing it up for Bill. Riveting investigative journalism!

 

[MTLabrador]

Good grief, is it September yet?

2 months until bear season is what’s really making me cranky.

 

[JEL]

Anderson teeing it up for Bill. Riveting investigative journalism!

Yeah. Just saw him on the news. I guess if you’re a gazillionaire you know everything and always have access to a microphone.

 

[BigHornRam]

More than synthetics, which aren't really meat, the real threat to the cattle industry is cellular agriculture. The technology is already there, animal stem cells can readily be cultured and under the right conditions they can be allowed to differentiate into lab grown muscle tissue, fat, tendons, anything really. Big money is heavily investing in companies with this technology. It's obvious that massive uptake will ensue when the technology can be scaled in a way that is more cost effective than traditional cattle ranching. My guess, in 15 years or less, lab grown meat will be ubiquitous in supermarkets, restaurants etc. and be hugely disruptive to the ranching industry, but probably have a net beneficial effect on society over all. Technology can be a double edged sword, we see this time and again. It just is what it is.

Scientists want to bring back the mastodon in the name of global warming. Lab grown meat is a no brainer.

Mastodon burger! How cool would that be!

 

[F250]

What in H#LL is synthetic “beef” made of ?!?!?? I apparently live a very sheltered life. I have never heard of such BS !!! That Gates guy is just another billionaire trying to tell all us little people how he wants us to live. To him I say !

 

[shootbrownelk]

Things will change. Synthetic, lab grown, or vegetable based burgers, whatever, cow's are economically and environmentally expensive, and they will decrease in popularity and "pull." I'm not sure what happens to ranchland without cows, but public land hunters better have a plan to keep lands open for hunting.

Beef may become the next target of the greenies, after they finish with Oil, Gas and Coal.

 

[antlerradar]

What in H#LL is synthetic “beef” made of ?!?!?? I apparently live a very sheltered life. I have never heard of such BS !!! That Gates guy is just another billionaire trying to tell all us little people how he wants us to live. To him I say !

It is not that different than low quality dry dog food. More water added to make it juicy

 

[LuketheDog]

Beef may become the next target of the greenies, after they finish with Oil, Gas and Coal.

Sounds like the polar vortex of the last couple days may have them rethinking their stance on fossil fuels, it's hard to heat your house without natural gas

 

[SAJ-99]

What in H#LL is synthetic “beef” made of ?!?!?? I apparently live a very sheltered life. I have never heard of such BS !!! That Gates guy is just another billionaire trying to tell all us little people how he wants us to live. To him I say !

UPSIDE Foods | UPSIDE Foods

Growing meat directly from animal cells.

www.memphismeats.com

 

[SO7mm]

Ever given any thought to maybe damming rivers, creating reservoirs (all subsidized by TAX PAYERS), really isn't the best place to ranch and farm?

Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner may be worth your time to read.

What's left of the salmon would agree with you. The water leaving the delta has increased quite a bit since that book was written and almonds started taking over as the crop of choice in a large portion of the valley.

 

[lodgepoleJoe]

Mcdonald's has been using fake beef for years! Some people like it I guess.

 

[Hydrophilic]

Ever given any thought to maybe damming rivers, creating reservoirs (all subsidized by TAX PAYERS), really isn't the best place to ranch and farm?

Cadillac Desert, by Marc Reisner may be worth your time to read.

Can watch it as well

 

[belshawelk]

Well he’s not taking my cows. Or elk that come in my vision

 

[BigHornRam]

Sounds like the polar vortex of the last couple days may have them rethinking their stance on fossil fuels, it's hard to heat your house without natural gas

Common sense will last about a week, maybe. Then back to Bill's vision.