Episode 009 - What is Sustainable Meat Production?

Why the "How" is more important than the "Cow." A lecture from Brendon Anthony.  In this third lecture of Environmentality. Brendon addresses one of the hottest topics in climate change and sustainability today, the question of, "should we be eating meat?" and if so, "from why kind of production system?"In short, the issue with animal agriculture, and in particular the production of beef, is not the cow itself, but the production system it is raised in; in other words, the "how." Industrialized animal agriculture, in it's segregated form, relies heavily on fossil fuels for the transportation of feed and manure, uses lots of antibiotics, maintains low biodiversity on the farm and contributes heavily to pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.The solution? Producing animals in an integrated fashion on grasslands, where they can be rotated frequently to reduce overgrazing, promote carbon sequestration of grasslands, and to ultimately mimic natural ecosystems. Beef raised in this way is more sustainable, can be more profitable (as inputs decrease in a circular production system) and at times even more productive, as multiple products can be generated on one piece of land (e.g. hay, chicken and beef in Joel Salatin's model at Polyface Farms).To learn more about the pioneers in regenerative agriculture and holistic management of cattle, check out: The Savory Institute (Alan Savory): https://savory.global/  Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms: http://www.polyfacefarms.com/  Michael Pollan's Texts: The Ominvore's Delimma and In Defense of FoodGabe Brown's Text: Dirt to Soil Mark Hyman’s Text: Food FixTo learn more about Brendon's thoughts visit: https://impakter.com/in-defense-of-cows/