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> The thing is that soil used for grazing cattle can’t be used for planting vegetables efficiently. This is true, but it's not how modern meat is produced. A l
by MaxBarraclough 6y ago
> The thing is that soil used for grazing cattle can’t be used for planting vegetables efficiently.
This is true, but it's not how modern meat is produced. A lot of high-quality land is used to produce meat that could be used to produce vegan food, no?
- fetbaffe 6y agoI wouldn't be surprised, but do you have any statistics?
- 3131s 6y agoWhat you are missing is that a lot of land is used to grow feed for animals too. Grazing systems supply about 9 percent of the world's production of beef, the rest are crop fed in addition!
- fetbaffe 6y agoSee my reply https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24517049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24517049