the vast majority of beef cattle gain most of their weight grazing. cattle in particular consume very little of the soy crop, but what portion of the soy crop that is fed to any livestock is by-and-large the industrial waste from producing soybean oil. recovering that to feed to livestock is a conservation of resources.
The ones I get only eat grass, or whatever grows in the agricultural leases in the Australian highlands
The sheep I eat have a varied diet, they graze the stubble left after harvesting crops they can eat, as well as whatever grass grows in their field
I don’t buy factory farmed meat, I don’t buy feedlot meat. Naturally fed tastes best and is so much better for the environment — the only big impact is displaced kangaroos, and 'roos are not endangered, they’re doing fine. Cattle don’t damage waterways like the federal horses do, so the grazed land is often in better condition (native plants, native animals, clean waterways) than the unmanaged land with its horses
Now consider where the food for livestock comes from, not all are grass-fed.
To grow the crops to produce the food for livestock (such as soy), a far greater number of field animals are killed.
Not to mention the erosion of the topsoil cattle cause.
This is honestly such a tired argument, it has been debunked on many different fronts.
the vast majority of beef cattle gain most of their weight grazing. cattle in particular consume very little of the soy crop, but what portion of the soy crop that is fed to any livestock is by-and-large the industrial waste from producing soybean oil. recovering that to feed to livestock is a conservation of resources.
The ones I get only eat grass, or whatever grows in the agricultural leases in the Australian highlands
The sheep I eat have a varied diet, they graze the stubble left after harvesting crops they can eat, as well as whatever grass grows in their field
I don’t buy factory farmed meat, I don’t buy feedlot meat. Naturally fed tastes best and is so much better for the environment — the only big impact is displaced kangaroos, and 'roos are not endangered, they’re doing fine. Cattle don’t damage waterways like the federal horses do, so the grazed land is often in better condition (native plants, native animals, clean waterways) than the unmanaged land with its horses