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Public lands grazing for livestock is under growing pressure
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Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News
When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared March 20 as “Meatout Day,” urging residents to consume an alternative protein to meat, he provoked a bull market on the consumption of hamburgers, steaks, lamb chops and other meat products as consumers rushed to fill their plates.
The agriculture industry, which is the second largest in Colorado producing a value of $47 billion, reacted angrily as well and governors from at least two other states Wyoming and Nebraska cheerfully declared March 20 as a day that stands in support of meat.