Can land used for raising cattle grow crops?
Short answer is no, the rangeland used to raise cattle and sheep on could not be used to grow crops. I live in the U.S.A., in the Wild West, where there are HUGE sheep and cattle ranches. The land these animals graze on is often completely un-suited to crops. Three major problems.. 1) Too steep and not enough flatland to be farmed with tractors. 2) Far too many rocks. I’m talking about “rocks” the size of houses. 3) No water. For the most part crops we grow need a lot of water (wheat is an exception). If you live in an area that does not get plenty of rainfall, then you need to irregate the crops. Sheep and cattle can graze on native grasses that grow with the the natural rainfal of an area. So sheep and cattle can (and are) raised where crops CANNOT be grown. Besides, there’s one other factor….ever think what during vast stretches of former grazing land into crop land would do to native wildlife? Wildlife would suffer horribly if that was done. In the U.S.A. the areas that domestic
