Would love to see independent farmers and ranchers stay and maintain the genetic stock of animals in the future so we don't lose the species that have been bred for consumption. Hard working farmers can't meet the demand for the growing billions of cheap meat consumers, which is being met by factory farms, or clear cut ranches in Brazil. Even putting aside the local-organic movement for premium meats, price pressures on independent farmers will only continue as the process of industrial optimisation never ends (even if there sometimes is a readjustment on practices on things like antibiotics and hormones) . The environmental damage that occurs from massive commercial farming is not factored into the cost of the cheap meat. It will be interesting to see how the culture continues to evolve with new technology. My guess is that the corporate interests will eventually adopt it once there is a business case vs. running current factory farms. All the benefits (e-coli risk, environmental damage, animal suffering, etc.) will probably be used as fancy marketing points...we're definitely in for an interesting future!
You are viewing a single comment's thread from: