The Case Against Factory Farming

Our modern food system is highly productive, highly efficient, and tremendously fragile. Today we explore the flip side of the Green Revolution and talk about environmental costs including synthetic fertilizer, antibiotics, chemical and "superweeds." A brief foray into manure management, and then a deep dive into our "oligarchic, corporate food regime." And finally, Caroline leaves the stats and analysis behind to speak from a place of values regarding animal confinement. Follow along on Instagram: @chewswiselypodcast You can reach us at [email protected] Chews Wisely is sponsored by Little Creek. Get regeneratively raised lamb & beef shipped directly to you from our Montana ranch. Sources: Aurora Blue Farm website, Aurora Blue Farm Instagram https://ourworldindata.org/fertilizers https://ourworldindata.org/reducing-fertilizer-use https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25785 https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/no-silver-bullet-solution-norman-borlaug-and-green-revolution/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/18/magazine/superweeds-monsanto.html https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33592098/ https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00433-19 https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=42740 https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-sector-income-finances/farm-business-income/ https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/88057/eib-189.pdf?v=43172 https://phys.org/news/2022-06-food-giants-reap-enormous-profits.html https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/28/usda-to-pay-farmers-who-euthanized-animals-amid-meat-plant-shutdowns-501271 https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU05/20220119/114345/HHRG-117-JU05-20220119-SD006.pdf https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/SeedsReport.pdf