Food Politics

MARCH 5, 2024

But a recent article on meat industry influence on climate change science, sent to me by one of its authors, focuses on two individual recipients of meat industry funding. The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy. The study: Morris, V., Jacquet, J.

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Food Animal Agriculture Livestock Greenhouse 255

Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For starters, the irony : A climate-change conference in an oil-rich state The head of the conference publicly states “ there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels.” The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock.

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Food Greenhouse Livestock Agriculture 235

The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

It also ensures a production system that is completely decentralized and much more stable and resilient than industrial animal agriculture with fermentation farms located in or close to towns and cities. Environmental benefits will be profound with net greenhouse gas emissions from the sector falling by 45 percent by 2030.

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Science Production Food Cattle 76

Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Dairy Forage Research Center in partnership with UW–Madison CALS, the new facility and its associated buildings will house robotic milking systems, chambers for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, an advanced animal nutrition unit and state-of-the-art laboratories for agronomy and dairy science, as well as offices and a visitor center.

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Science Animal Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture 45

Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

They work on farms, in fields and greenhouses, around livestock, with plants, soil and water. They can be found all over the world doing different things: some fish in rivers; some grow coffee beans or cocoa trees; some work on farms with animals like cattle or sheep.

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Livestock 52

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2024

A few years ago, JBS announced that it would “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.” JBS USA’s parent company reported greenhouse gas emissions of 71 million tons in 2021. Concentrated animal agriculture is high in emissions because of things such as improper manure management and land used to grow feed.

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Supply Chain Manure Greenhouse Science 128

Civil Eats

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s a reference to cow’s greenhouse gas emissions, largely produced through belching , though passing gas contributes, too. Dr. Frank Mitloehner , a professor in the animal science department of U.C. Davis , a prominent academic center for studying climate and agriculture, nearly entirely funded by the meat industry.

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Livestock Greenhouse Cattle Science 145