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CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) — aka feedlots
pros: meat is cheap, animals are ready quickly
cons: crowded, animals fed grains, or “feed,” not grass, generate large amounts of waste that can contaminate ground water and runoff into bodies of water
Free-Range Grazing
pros: animals eat grass, animal meat is free of antibiotics, waste acts as fertilizer
cons: requires lots of land, meat is more expensive
What does Overgrazing Lead to?
soil erosion and desertification
Lowering Meat Consumption
reduces CO2, methane, and N2O emission, conserves water, reduce uise of antibiotics and growth hormones, improves topsoil
Soil Compaction
when soil is pressed down tightly resulting in the removal of air pockets; therefore not allowing water to penetrate or for plants to grow
Desertification
the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of a drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture
Nomadic Grazing
feeding herds of animals by moving them to seasonally production feeding grounds, often over long distances
