Canadian ranchers produce beef in a uniquely environmentally friendly way. Beef production in Canada generates less manure than comparable operations in the US and Europe. Canadian ranchers use less than half as many chemicals per kilogram of beef production as American ranchers, and less than 20 percent of the chemicals per kilogram of beef production as in the EU. Canadian ranchers and their large-animal veterinarians are highly skilled for keeping cattle production as close to the land as possible.