We hear it and read it all the time – that agriculture and livestock production are destroying the planet because of all the greenhouses gases they produce. This is simply not true. Michelle Miller, aka Farm Babe, puts livestock production in perspective in this post.
Source: AGDAILY, October 25, 2016.
When you compare the 8 percent greenhouse gas figure of agriculture to other industries, it is relatively low. Thirty percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from electricity production, 26 percent come from transportation and 21 percent come from industry, like burning fossil fuels for energy, according to the EPA.
INSIGHTS: This post is a good reminder of how all of us – vegans or not – use animal products every day. The poster Miller uses in her post, “Everything But the Mooo . . .” is available here from the Farm Credit Knowledge Center. Another about the products that come from pigs is also available from Farm Credit here. These, coupled with explanation, make great content for websites, blogs, newsletters and in-clinic material.