What you feed the best college football team in the White House when you selfishly shut the government down because you can't get what you want.
I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders, etc.
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We must face facts - meat is the problem
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I served them massive amounts of Fast Food (I paid), over 1000 hamberders, etc.
ucmndd
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JRP3
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It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?
Agriculture – mainly alfalfa – consumes 80% of the Colorado River’s dwindling water supply, prompting calls for conservation efforts. Read the other stories in our megadrought series
www.theguardian.com
Here, in one of the oldest farming communities in the Colorado River basin, the forage crop is king. One out of every three farmed acres in the valley is dedicated to growing alfalfa, which dries into a high-protein hay commonly used as food for livestock. The plant looms large in the desert south-west, not only because it’s the region’s biggest crop but also because it’s one of the thirstiest – its deep roots suck up water in a region scorched by a 22-year drought.
According to an analysis by the conservation non-profit Pacific Institute, alfalfa production in California uses around 5 feet an acre (6167.4 cubic metres) of water, making it one of the most water-intensive crops alongside the likes of almonds, pistachios and rice. Crops such as sugar beets use roughly 3 feet an acre (3,700 cubic metres), and dry beans as little as 1.5 feet each acre (1,850 cubic metres).
ElectricIAC
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nwdiver
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Exactly. Which is why it's silly to grow crops to feed to animals to eat instead of just eating the crops. ~90% less 'toxic' fertilizer
U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat, Cornell ecologist advises animal scientists
ElectricIAC
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And for those of us who are gluten free?Exactly. Which is why it's silly to grow crops to feed to animals to eat instead of just eating the crops. ~90% less 'toxic' fertilizer
U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat, Cornell ecologist advises animal scientists
nwdiver
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Corn and soy are gluten free and much healthier than meat.
ElectricIAC
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JRP3
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I guess you didn't bother to watch the video. To paraphrase a famous saying: "it's the cows, stupid".
I really wish the ignore feature wouldn't keep showing the most recent post if the member is on ignore...
ElectricIAC
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I’m not interested in anything that prevents juicy steaks from reaching my plate.
JRP3
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Willful ignorance is exactly what I'd expect from the facts don't matter crowd.
ElectricIAC
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Facts matter but this ain’t it, chief.
Gates and the rest of the Jet Set climate preacher crowd can lead by example and give up those private jets, beachfront mansions and lavish events.
nwdiver
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UnHerd: Big Veganism is coming for you. Big Veganism is coming for you
The story goes that it’s cursed cows that are supposedly wrecking the planet, by belching methane and hogging fields which could be planted with soy for humans. Food Valley’s mission to find a bright answer to humanity’s protein problem trades heavily on the Netherlands’ reputation as an agricultural wonderland. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) — after boasting, “No Beef Here: How the Dutch are Innovating Plant-Based Proteins” — gushes that “the country is the second largest exporter of produce in the world, so it’s clear that the Dutch have created something unique within their borders that might inspire others”.
The Sustainable Protein System is the promotion of “alt-proteins”, as opposed to the conventional proteins we might get from food, which come from farmed animals. Some of the alt-protein research in Food Valley is directed towards consuming insects (“entomophagy”); some is more focused on algae, fungi — or mycobacterial this, that and the other. But the big research bucks are flowing one way only, and that is to plant-based alternatives to meat.
The story goes that it’s cursed cows that are supposedly wrecking the planet, by belching methane and hogging fields which could be planted with soy for humans. Food Valley’s mission to find a bright answer to humanity’s protein problem trades heavily on the Netherlands’ reputation as an agricultural wonderland. The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) — after boasting, “No Beef Here: How the Dutch are Innovating Plant-Based Proteins” — gushes that “the country is the second largest exporter of produce in the world, so it’s clear that the Dutch have created something unique within their borders that might inspire others”.
The Sustainable Protein System is the promotion of “alt-proteins”, as opposed to the conventional proteins we might get from food, which come from farmed animals. Some of the alt-protein research in Food Valley is directed towards consuming insects (“entomophagy”); some is more focused on algae, fungi — or mycobacterial this, that and the other. But the big research bucks are flowing one way only, and that is to plant-based alternatives to meat.
ABC News: New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers. New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps, angering farmers
New Zealand’s farming industry is vital to its economy. Dairy products, including those used to make infant formula in China, are the nation’s largest export earner. There are just 5 million people in New Zealand but some 10 million beef and dairy cattle and 26 million sheep. The outsized industry has made New Zealand unusual in that about half of its greenhouse gas emissions come from farms. Farm animals produce gasses that warm the planet, particularly methane from cattle burps and nitrous oxide from their urine.
New Zealand’s farming industry is vital to its economy. Dairy products, including those used to make infant formula in China, are the nation’s largest export earner. There are just 5 million people in New Zealand but some 10 million beef and dairy cattle and 26 million sheep. The outsized industry has made New Zealand unusual in that about half of its greenhouse gas emissions come from farms. Farm animals produce gasses that warm the planet, particularly methane from cattle burps and nitrous oxide from their urine.