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I don't eat beef--for many of the reasons you listed, but for cardiac health as a main reason. My main red meat is venison I harvest from the woods of the SE.

Hormones are used in growing a lot of animals--I do not know a lot about that, but they are also natural. Estrogen is getting into our drinking water from animal and human sources--it survives sewage processing.

But getting back to organic vs conventional fertilizers, can anyone provide any scientific evidence that conventional --even "man-made" fertilizers contain anything that is harmful (other than in the concentrated form or when applied in excess). We are also not talking about the soil compaction and depletion of organic matter--I think we are all in agreement that some organic matter is necessary and I think we are all adding it.