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41. Silage is normally made of corn
Tue Mar 13, 2012, 02:41 PM
Mar 2012
Corn Silage
http://extension.missouri.edu/p/G4590

It can be made of other plants, such as sorghum, but most silage in those tall blue silos that dot the landscape is corn silage.
Most corn is GMO? tabatha Mar 2012 #1
86% according to Wikipedia... Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #2
The most interesting part of this study laundry_queen Mar 2012 #4
Feeding any kind of corn to cows is terrifically unhealthy for the cows. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #6
Ha. I'd say that LIFE is terrifically unhealthy for ze cows. n/t cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #11
Silage is very commonly fed to cows, and they do well with silage as part of the diet FarCenter Mar 2012 #30
Silage is not corn. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #36
Silage is normally made of corn FarCenter Mar 2012 #41
When I was growing up on the farm, sileage was the green part only. Not the corn. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #46
Silage is the whole plant, ears and all FarCenter Mar 2012 #49
This was pre rampant use of anti-biotics. Not one farmer I knew would have fed the cows Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #55
no Kali Mar 2012 #87
Don't cut carbs out -- carbs are terrific for you obamanut2012 Mar 2012 #70
I suppose I should know better here on DU :) laundry_queen Mar 2012 #72
I think you will find that even grass fed beef is "finished" on grains. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2012 #86
depends on the farm/ranch Kali Mar 2012 #88
I lived in an area laundry_queen Mar 2012 #97
of cows ... frazzled Mar 2012 #3
I eat lamb once a week Aerows Mar 2012 #39
Yep, it is pretty much a given that lamb and goat are grass-fed. tabatha Mar 2012 #58
Yes veganlush Mar 2012 #5
If lovin' you is wrooOOoong... I don't wanna be right. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #7
While others say the opposite. Swede Mar 2012 #8
That is not the opposite. ZombieHorde Mar 2012 #12
I disagree. Conservatives throw out red meat all the time and they seem to live forever!! Loudmxr Mar 2012 #9
Don't care, give me a good steak over all those other things anyday. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #10
i'm shocked this is the first study to quatify this arely staircase Mar 2012 #13
You could try almond milk. It's delicious and always wins taste tests vs cow milk. nt Liquorice Mar 2012 #61
It is delicious. Too often though, people buy the sugary kind. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #76
tried it, and i like it arely staircase Mar 2012 #79
Might portion control have anything to do with it? The Genealogist Mar 2012 #75
He might like to read "The Omnivores Dilemma" or "In Defense of Food"... Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #77
definitely arely staircase Mar 2012 #78
Yes, but they make that shorter lifespan so much nicer. LadyHawkAZ Mar 2012 #14
Define "too much." aquart Mar 2012 #15
The U.S. govt recommends 5.5 - 6 oz from the meat/beans group daily. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #16
The article claims "half a serving per day" ... surrealAmerican Mar 2012 #21
When I goes, I knows I will be with the lawd, do I don't care 'bout no science stuff. jobycom Mar 2012 #17
I eat very little beef because I don't have arthritis flare ups if I stay away from it. appleannie1 Mar 2012 #18
The bones of most people in their 60s and on don't absorb enough Cal33 Mar 2012 #40
They can take my meat when they pry it from my cold dead hands. nt Recovered Repug Mar 2012 #19
You...I like you. nt Bladian Mar 2012 #54
Probably won't shorten it as much as corn syrup. diane in sf Mar 2012 #20
Got a study for that Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #81
The McFood generation will be the one to reverse the trend toward longer lifespans. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #22
I have realized, and am embarrassed it took so long, that there is anti-nutritionalism as well as RadiationTherapy Mar 2012 #23
All corn-fed meat is unhealthy econoclast Mar 2012 #24
Most of the omega-6 in modern diets would be from vegetable oils FarCenter Mar 2012 #32
The "Omnivores Dilemma is one of my favorite books of all time. Luminous Animal Mar 2012 #45
Every day, I get a little closer to going vegan. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #25
Tell that to my 108 year old great-uncle. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #26
The oldest recorded person was a lady in Arles, France. Quantess Mar 2012 #27
Well, I am 73 and have been smoking since I was 16. RebelOne Mar 2012 #42
My dad lived to be 85...eating grease and smoking Pall Mall non-filters. RagAss Mar 2012 #84
I imagine we often hold anecdotal evidence nearer and dearer to us that peer-reviewed analyses... LanternWaste Mar 2012 #34
I'd say it depends a lot on where you live and what kind of food you eat. hobbit709 Mar 2012 #44
Yes, because one anecdotal piece of evidence Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #82
I'd like to see them distinguish between grain-fed and grass-fed beef. trotsky Mar 2012 #28
It's also healthier for the cattle. geardaddy Mar 2012 #29
Exactly. drokhole Mar 2012 #33
That's so cool! Quantess Mar 2012 #48
Joel Salatin is brilliant. drokhole Mar 2012 #68
Salatin AND the eatwild link! Kali Mar 2012 #89
If they are referring to corn fed, shot full of hormones American cattle, then I believe them. Beacool Mar 2012 #31
I stopped eating red meat when I was a teenager and I'm in my 40s now. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #35
I've changed some of my ways Aerows Mar 2012 #37
We have to ban things like pepperoni, salami, and pastrami. Look to NYC to lead the way. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #38
Who or what are you responding to, exactly? sudopod Mar 2012 #62
Born and raised there. nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #63
I have not eaten any meat except fish for 15 years. RebelOne Mar 2012 #43
I too am a vegetarian for reasons of compassion. Vattel Mar 2012 #47
dropping the dead flesh is obviously (to me) the most important leap our species needs to make stuntcat Mar 2012 #50
It's sort of hard living with people who complain about others eating meat. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #51
oh then you don't deny the conditions, stuntcat Mar 2012 #52
I don't deny it, I just don't really care. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #53
I wasn't gonna reply to you again but stuntcat Mar 2012 #56
You can't exactly "phase out" the animals without purging the population. Mr.Turnip Mar 2012 #57
Your post is terrible, in virtually all ways jsmirman Mar 2012 #60
Was this news blurb sponsored by The Olive Garden? Major Hogwash Mar 2012 #59
Thankfully, bacon isn't red meat... SidDithers Mar 2012 #64
If it were up to me The2ndWheel Mar 2012 #65
Woo Hoo!!! Ignorance! Yeah!!! jsmirman Mar 2012 #67
I'm no fan of factory farming The2ndWheel Mar 2012 #71
Meh! HappyMe Mar 2012 #66
I don't eat much red meat. Jennicut Mar 2012 #69
Tom Woods Interviews Gary Taubes on Red Meat Scare Study Swede Mar 2012 #73
I think it's OK though if you put out your cigarette before Old Troop Mar 2012 #74
I never eat red meat sikorsky Mar 2012 #80
I guess if I was rich I'd care about living a long life. RagAss Mar 2012 #83
Right, because all those people on the Atkins diet have dropped dead, right? Odin2005 Mar 2012 #85
You're right. Harvard researchers and science in general be damned. flvegan Mar 2012 #90
Please, please tell him what happened to Atkins, himself jsmirman Mar 2012 #92
He lost weight and lived into his 80s. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #94
Yeah, that would be incorrect jsmirman Mar 2012 #96
I would not call most nutrition to be science. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #95
Bad methodology. iris27 Mar 2012 #91
Yep, people are very bad at describing what they eat and how much. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #93
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