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Further, the traditional way to feed livestock is with resources we can't use ourselves. Pastures on land that has low yields, rest of food now thrown away bein
by legulere 10y ago
Further, the traditional way to feed livestock is with resources we can't use ourselves. Pastures on land that has low yields, rest of food now thrown away being used for animal food, acorns from forests. At least partly those resources are still used.
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoMany cattle in Iowa are grazed on grass/field waste for most of their lives. They get corn only in the last week of their lives, to put on a little marbling.
- mping 10y agoThis may or may not be true; afaik >50% soy plantation in the world is for cattle, and humans can eat soy; probably don't need that much soy. Even if we cannot use the resources, the land would be better without pasture for sure. And we don't need to use ALL of the land of pasture for vegetables.
- legulere 10y agoMy point wasn't that meat production doesn't stand in competition with plant based food production, but that it doesn't need to (especially with a lower meat consumption, which the website actually advertises)