[george76]

** reduce global greenhouse gas emissions ... buy out farms and ranches rather than maintain Ag production ... we could buy up millions of acres of Ag land and permanently retire them from production.

These lands could be restored and dedicated to other public benefits like protection of watersheds, wildlife habitat, and ...

to the degree that this Ag land retirement results in less cattle and other livestock production, we may see some reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions. **

— George Wuerthner is an ecologist and

http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2012/08/15/livestock-partially-responsible-for-drought-conditions/

[CedarDave]

These lands could be restored and dedicated to other public benefits like protection of watersheds, wildlife habitat, and ...

And now we will have to protect them for Jaguars:

Feds propose 1,200 sq. miles for jaguar habitat in S. AZz (and more in NM)