The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently suggested that eating bugs (yes, insects) could help feed the worldâs fast-growing population. Along these lines, Anna Jansson, professor of animal science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, has shown how nutrient-rich insects can make a big contribution to diet in poor countries. Surprisingly, they can also help
In â9 Facts About Factory Farming That Will Break Your Heart,â The Huffington Post yesterday announced a shocking âfactâ that over 82% of U.S. dairies use tail docking. Instant reaction: horror. Wouldnât cutting off tails not only hurt the cattle, but also embolden disease-carrying flies around them? (It does.) However, the US Department of Agriculture
Timberland has announced a new policy agreement with Greenpeace to ensure that leather used in new boots and shoes wonât contribute to deforestation in the Amazon. The policy will issue a moratorium on purchasing any cattle raised in newly deforested areas within the Amazon Rainforest, and it will force all of its suppliers to do
The Nature Conservancy announced this week that they have purchased ranchland in Shasta, California and hope to return Big Springs Creek to its former glory as a major salmon run. [social_buttons] The organization noticed the creekâs consistent, glacier-fed flowing water supply should make it the perfect spawning area for the embattled Pacific salmon, but it
[social_buttons] Previously believed to be a food-borne disease, researchers have discovered that some cows are genetically predisposed to contract bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The report shows that up to 48,000 cattle in the United States alone could carry the gene. The study concludes that even under the best grass-fed, grazing conditions, cows could still contract the
Aw, câmon, pull my finger! Youâve probably had that one pulled (pardon the pun) on you at least once in your life, and the old guy got a good laugh out of your response. Itâs ok, old guys do strange things, I know. Well, this isnât about old guys, but sheep, cattle, deer and goats,
