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Myth: Animal agriculture is responsible for 51 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.
Fact: According to the 2019 EPA report, agriculture (crop and livestock) accounts for only 10 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, making it impossible for animal agriculture to account for 51 percent of total emissions. On a global level, livestock production accounts for 14.5 percent, still proving that animal agriculture is not responsible for more than half of GHG emissions. http://bit.ly/2dvIhRK
Today many are celebrating Earth Day, but for farmers and ranchers every day is Earth Day! Caring for the land, water and air is a responsibility farmers take seriously. They understand the importance of protecting natural resources to ensure their children have the opportunity to continue farming and ranching. http://bit.ly/292RfUz
Using renewable resources has been increasingly popular with pig farmers with some farms being even carbon neutral or negative. https://bit.ly/3wqPrKN
Sustainability is a continuous journey, not a destination. On #EarthDay and every day, farmers and ranchers are working to reduce their environmental footprint even further. bit.ly/34wTBlx
Since 1975, farmers and ranchers raising beef cattle have improved practices and implemented new technologies to decrease methane emissions and their overall environmental impact. bit.ly/3mm5sgu
Beef cattle raised in the U.S. are able to sequester and store enough carbon equivalent to taking 5.76 billion cars off the road every year. https://bit.ly/2QZb0BQ
Livestock are able to eat byproducts not consumable by humans and upcycle it into a nutritious protein source. This helps to reduce waste from other industries and assists each of us in meeting our daily nutrition requirements. https://bit.ly/2Q1kRXe
The chicken community has been able to significantly reduce the use of water, farmland, electricity, greenhouse gasses, and other valuable resources. https://bit.ly/3misQvo
Farmers and ranchers recycle animal waste and reuse it as fertilizer to grow crops. https://bit.ly/3tAWw9L
Modern chicken houses are mostly controlled by a computer system that makes changes in the temperature and ventilation while saving gas and electricity. https://bit.ly/3misQvo
Compared to 1960, egg farmers have made significant strides in minimizing their environmental impact with the help of technological advancements and improved animal husbandry practices.
The U.S. ranks 3rd in worldwide total cattle population, producing 20% of the world’s beef with just 6.2% of the world’s cattle. Talk about sustainability! bit.ly/2CdHFtu
Chicken farmers are hard at work taking care of our environment! https://bit.ly/2TKTIYN
According to a new study, the inputs needed to produce a pound of pork in the United States became more environmentally friendly over time! https://bit.ly/2H8tTgB
Raise a glass to dairy farmers! As of 2007, producing a gallon has a 63% smaller carbon footprint than in 1944, thanks to improvements made in cow comfort, health, nutrition and breeding. https://bit.ly/2dBNpzP
In California, Oregon, Washington and Canada, sheep grazing in forest plantations can double the number of healthy trees and increase each tree’s growth by 30 percent compared with areas not grazed! http://bit.ly/2pb6Shw
Between 1977-2007, cattle ranchers produced each pound of beef using 19 percent less feed, 33 percent less land, 12 percent less water. https://bit.ly/2GT5QAe
The carbon footprint per billion kilograms of beef produced in 2007 was reduced by 16.3% compared with equivalent beef production in 1977. Beef ranchers are committed to environmental stewardship! https://bit.ly/2GT5QAe
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