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foxyv 4 hours ago

Don't forget that cattle agriculture can make rainforests into wastelands.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S095937802...

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tracker1 4 hours ago | parent [-]

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foxyv an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Cattle agriculture is not cows. It's human beings farming cattle. Also, they are only regenerative under certain conditions. Cows are especially bad in wet soil areas and they can damage the area reducing plant growth through pugging. This can cause soil runoff and flooding. In addition, cattle will displace native flora and fauna.

https://extension.colostate.edu/resource/managing-cattle-imp...

https://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/em-9694-ponding-pl...

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californical 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well nobody is upset at the cows. We’re talking about excessive consumption of cows, in agriculture.

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tracker1 3 hours ago | parent [-]

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	▲	foxyv an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Carrots and beans take up a fraction of the land required for cattle. Especially considering that most beans are grown to feed cattle.

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