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> Is there any immediate economic incentive to adding algae into feed? You can charge more for it? Many consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally-f
by acchow 9y ago
> Is there any immediate economic incentive to adding algae into feed?
You can charge more for it? Many consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally-friendlier options now.
- graeme 9y ago1. That would only affect a small portion of the global market 2. You'd have verification problems, same as with a lot of things now claimed to be organic/free range/etc but aren't really in the sense people expect
- jessaustin 9y agoThere are already people intentionally buying beef straight from producers, to ensure that it's "grass fed". If warming enthusiasts cared as much about this issue as these paleo dieters do about avoiding flavorful beef, they could do the same. As you say, the effect would be small, but why would that stop anyone from doing it?
- graeme 9y agoOh I reread the thread and saw you were only addressing whether there is an immediate incentive. Yes, you're right, there certainly would be one, and it probably could be organic/paleo level successful. Probably doing it privately successfully would help rally support for an eventual law.
- DonHopkins 9y agoI'm sure some genius could come up with a marketing campaign around "Fartless Beef". Here, I'll give it a try: "Think outside the butt."