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Soy in particular is a huge water consumer, however that is often the proposed alternative to meat consumption. I'm not sure how you wouldn't agree with me tha
by dijit 1y ago
Soy in particular is a huge water consumer, however that is often the proposed alternative to meat consumption.
I'm not sure how you wouldn't agree with me that cows are a scapegoat based on this fact alone.
- fredrikholm 1y agoBecause you can eat the soy directly and remove the additional land loss, water use, soil compaction, acidification, storage cost, transport cost, cooling cost, butchering cost, shipping cost etc. that comes with introducing another link in the food chain. Feed conversion ratio for beef is something like 1:6-10, and that's ignoring everything above.
- sn9 1y agoBecause the numbers are an order of magnitude different? [0] Water needed to produce 4 oz of soy beans: 64 gallons Water needed to produce 4 oz of beef: 463 gallons Your points about the carbon cycle are well-taken but you're ignoring the trophic pyramid for some reason. [1] Or at least I find it hard to believe you could know about one without knowing about the other. [0] https://watercalculator.org/water-footprint-of-food-guide/ https://watercalculator.org/water-footprint-of-food-guide/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_pyramid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_pyramid