Modern “factory” farming is extremely harmful to the environment in many ways.

However, there are much better models for animal farming that can be positive for the environment, and we should be making these central to any sustainable food strategy.

  • Factory farming bad
    • Confined Cattle
    • Confined Pigs
    • Confined Poultry
    • Pollution
    • GHGs
    • Water
  • Problems with industrial arable
    • Water
    • Monocultures
    • Herbicides
    • Fungicides
    • Artificial fertilizers
  • Regenerative farming good
    • Pastured Cattle
    • Pastured Pigs
    • Pastured Poultry
    • Sheep and goats
    • GHGs
    • Water
    • Holistic management