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Field corn is hardly a byproduct. It's inedible to humans, yes, but a different crop could be grown instead.
by ip26 6y ago
Field corn is hardly a byproduct. It's inedible to humans, yes, but a different crop could be grown instead.
- 8ytecoder 6y agoThis entire thread is hijacked by talking about "cow farts". Meat, the way it's farmed today, is far more intensive than what meets the eye. There's the land required to raise the crops that feed the animals, there's transportation of this feed and the raw material to grow the feed, there's the deforestation caused by the land requirement, and on and on. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/31/avoiding...
- mcdevilkiller 6y agoThat's because they shouldn't be fed grains.
- missedthecue 6y agoField corn is grown for the starch, which is turned into ethanol. The remaining bits are turned into animal feed. Those bits are the byproduct. The main product is ethanol, which the government has induced a huge demand for under the pretext of environmental protection. It is not profitable to grow field corn solely for animal feed.