A Christmas Wish – May All Your Cows Be Like Your Best Cow
I love conversations that leave my brain firing on a million cylinders and open my mind to new ideas. I was lucky enough to have three such discussions this past week, one at an organic research farm;...
View ArticleIs It Time We Stopped Shouting About The Dietary Guidelines?
The recent report by the advisory committee to the USDA dietary guidelines has certainly caused a media stir in the past week or so. There’s a lot of nutritional common sense in the report – eat more...
View ArticlePlanes, Trains and Automobiles: Why Mass Food Transport is Eco-Friendly
Food transportation. It’s the curse of the modern world. Just think how much brighter and sunnier the planet would be if we all shopped locally, tootling along on our bicycles to pick up freshly-baked...
View ArticleDefending Conventional Beef in The Wall St Journal Today!
Shameless self-promotion, but very excited to have an essay published in The Wall St Journal today defending conventional beef production. Given my blog subtitle, I thought I should link to it! Would...
View ArticleDoes Size Matter? Dairy Efficiency Becoming Paramount During Crisis
Media articles relating to agriculture appear to fall into two groups. Those relating to small-scale agriculture are glowing accounts of farmers wearing overalls and straw hats; lovingly taking care of...
View ArticleCutting Meat? Or Just Cutting Corners?
It is equally interesting, inevitable and lamentable to see that another study has come out claiming that the only way to reduce climate change is to cut meat consumption per person. Meat consumption...
View ArticleSeeing the Bigger Picture – Why One-Dimensional Panaceas Do Not Solve...
This week, another paper has been released claiming that we should change to a vegetarian diet in order to “…cut global food emissions by two thirds and save millions of lives“. As ever, media coverage...
View ArticleCows, Cows, Everywhere, and Not a Steak to Eat. What Happens if We All Become...
I have previously blogged about the potential impact of us all becoming vegan with reference to the U.S. beef and dairy industries, but given the recent haranguing of several Twitter friends (and...
View ArticleThe Future’s Bright; The Future’s…Meaty? A Response to Breakthrough’s Essay...
This week I was asked to respond to an excellent Breakthrough article on the environmental impacts of beef production. As ever, I hope the comments below provide food for thought (pardon the pun) and I...
View ArticleJamie Oliver Should Be Presenting Friday Night Farming Facts – Not Feasting...
Good grief. Just when I think I’ve heard it all, another food pundit comes up with an idea so daft that you could bottle it and sell it as vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, humanely-reared organic water....
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