Grassfed beef producers and retailers map

This data package includes two shapefiles and their associated attribute tables. The file, GFB_producers_2021-02-18.zip, contains all internet-discoverable (at the time of data collection, July-August 2020; with minor edits/additions circa June 2022) grass-fed beef producers in the Southwest and Southern Plains of the U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah). This dataset is a shapefile containing locations of grass-fed beef retailers in the Southwest and Southern Plains of the U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), compiled through an internet search. The data were collected in August of 2020 using publicly available information from Google search engine and Google map searches with the intention of informing members of the Sustainable Southwest Beef Project (USDA NIFA grant #2019-69012-29853) team about existing grass-fed beef retailers in the study area. The second shape file, GFB_retailers_2021-02-18.zip, contains locations of grass-fed beef retailers in the Southwest and Southern Plains of the U.S. (Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah), compiled through an internet search. The data were collected in August of 2020 using publicly available information from Google search engine and Google map searches with the intention of informing members of the Sustainable Southwest Beef Project (USDA NIFA grant #2019-69012-29853) team about existing grass-fed beef retailers in the study area.