Geography researchers at the UW are checking up on Brazilian cattle farmers. Under pressure from international groups such as Greenpeace, regional slaughterhouses in Brazil have signed agreements to only purchase beef from ranchers who abide by zero-deforestation practices. University of Wisconsin geographer Holly Gibbs conducted the first major study of these agreements, and she joined us in the studio on the May 18th Buzz to share what she found.

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