Animals in farming

Pastured goose – The most delicious strategy for ecosystem regeneration

Humans have domesticated geese for millennia, going back to ancient Mesopotamia about 3,000 BCE ago. Today, geese may be…

Is ethanol a good strategy to reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions?

As one strategy to reduce Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions, the government has legislated to add corn-based ethanol to gasoline….

Delusional and deranged – The Meat Debate

For about four years, I have dug deep into the debate around regenerative meat, veganism, plant-based proteins. I have…

RUMINANTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE EARTH – HOW CAN ENVIRONMENTALISTS OVERCOME THE DIVIDE?

  Skip to section: Why I personally believe that smart handling…

Livestock on the land – Where is the missing methane?

Last year, I co-authored a paper on methane…

THE ETHICS OF DEATH IN FARMING

Comment: This blog is part of a series on animals in agriculture. It is written in response to political activities…

Meat or plants for our diet? Beef or chicken? A case to look at reciprocity

Why we frame the diet question wrong, and why a vegan diet is only second-best. Michael Pollan offers the shortest…

Climate & the animal debate – toward common ground

Contents THE PROBLEMS WITH MODERN ANIMAL CULTURE. ANIMAL SUFFERING…..