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Both produce methane. However, studies have shown that rice production produces much more methane gas than the raising of cattle in either a pasture or industrial setting.

Also, the waste resulted from raising cattle in a drylot or feedlot setting can make the air quite smelly. No doubt rice farming does the same job to the air, causing what would be considered "air pollution."

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