Comparative Life Cycle Environmental Impacts of Three Beef Production Strategies in the Upper Midwestern United States

April 2010

Nathan Pelletier, Rich Pirog, and Rebecca Rasmussen

This journal article, published in Agricultural Systems, examines the environmental impact of three beef production strategies. See also the Leopold Center's Q&A about this article, "Life Cycle Assessment of Three Beef Production Systems."

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