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Intensive Farming

Intensive Farming

Polluter Pays: The Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture

Polluter Pays: The Hidden Costs of Industrial Agriculture

21 June 2018

Intensive industrial agriculture tends to be synonymous with cheap food, achieving high yields and high productivity. But beyond the checkout, the costs are piling up, with the environmental and ecological toll mounting up to an impending disaster.

Dutch Rare Cattle Breeds Threatened By Phosphate Laws

Dutch Rare Cattle Breeds Threatened By Phosphate Laws

10 May 2017

In the Netherlands, phosphate restrictions mean farmers may abandon rarer, less productive breeds. The Stichting Zeldzame Huisdierrassen (SZH – Foundation for Rare Breeds) is actively working to save these rare breeds, including a Slow Food Presidium, the Lakenvelder Cattle.

Speaking up for baby chicks—and a more natural farming system

Speaking up for baby chicks—and a more natural farming system

16 June 2016

Do you know what happens to male chicks that are unlucky enough to be born in the current industrial egg production chain? As envisaged by European Community law, they end up shredded alive or suffocated. Yes, what you have just read is true—and legal…

4,000 Kilometers from Farm to Slaughterhouse

4,000 Kilometers from Farm to Slaughterhouse

29 February 2016

The agonizing journey made by animals from European farms to Turkish slaughterhouses…

Intensive Livestock and Dead Zones … The Tyson Foods Figures

Intensive Livestock and Dead Zones … The Tyson Foods Figures

19 February 2016

A few days ago, Environment America published a short report on the impact on the environment of the US meat colossus Tyson Foods. The Tyson Foods figures are disconcerting. The report in fact speaks of 104 million pounds of pollutants dumped into American waterways from 2010 to 2014…

The Slow Meat campaign: a strong commitment for responsible meat consumption

The Slow Meat campaign: a strong commitment for responsible meat consumption

17 December 2015

Slow Food has been campaigning for responsible and sustainable meat consumption for a long time. The international Slow Meat campaign includes all events aimed at spreading information and raising awareness on meat consumption…

Germany Says NO To Chick Shredding

Germany Says NO To Chick Shredding

4 December 2015

Not just egg-laying hens, but also cattle and pigs. The latest news from Germany on animal welfare and livestock farming’s impact on the environment bodes well for the future…

The meat that mitigates climate change

The meat that mitigates climate change

25 November 2015

A system healthy from an environmental point of view cannot disregard livestock. The point is that livestock farming should be practiced in such a way as to respect and restore ecological balance. Partly through our food choices, let’s learn to favor a climate-friendly system and recognize the climatic benefits of agro-ecological as opposed to factory farming.

Is the flesh (really) weak?

Is the flesh (really) weak?

20 November 2015

For decades cattle and red meat were seen—and to a large extent still are—as public enemy number one both, from the point of view of their impact on the environment and in terms of the effects of meat consumption for our health. But is the matter really so clear cut?

Let’s Not Eat Up Our Planet! Fight Climate Change

Let’s Not Eat Up Our Planet! Fight Climate Change

19 November 2015

In a few days, governments from around the world will be meeting in Paris to talk about climate change. After more than 20 years of failed debate, mediation and forums, the Paris conference (COP21) will attempt to broker a binding, universal agreement for the first time.

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