Healthy Grasses Mean Healthy Animals, From Mother Earth News, April/May 2009
By Richard Manning
• More humane animal treatment
• More nutritious meat and dairy products
• Reduced flooding and soil erosion
• Increased groundwater recharge
• More sustainable manure management
• Less E. coli food poisoning
• More fertile soil and more nutritious forages
• More diverse and healthier ecosystems
• Reduced use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides to grow unsustainable corn and soy
