{"id":117616,"date":"2022-08-10T05:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/environmental-impact-dairy-farming\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:12:06","slug":"environmental-impact-dairy-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/environmental-impact-dairy-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Environmental Impact of Dairy Farming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Through his in-depth research into the environmental impacts of different foods, Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore made a startling discovery: the <em>least <\/em>sustainable soy milk was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WJ25O_BD5OM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">still better for the planet<\/a> than the most sustainable dairy.  So, why is dairy so bad, and what can we do to minimize our food-related impact on the planet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming.jpg\" alt=\"Dairy cows standing under blue sky\" class=\"wp-image-116696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/veganuary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dairy-farming-150x95.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: AdobeStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Methane and Climate Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as the animal cruelty involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/farmed-cows-cattle-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dairy farming<\/a>, there are environmental consequences of keeping cows in captivity. Methane is a powerful climate-altering gas, which over a 20-year period is 84 times as warming as CO2. The United Nations says that reducing methane emissions is vital for tackling climate breakdown, but where do we start?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">27 percent<\/a> of all human-related methane emissions come from animal agriculture, and through no fault of their own, cows are by far the <a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/af\/article\/9\/1\/69\/5173494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biggest contributors<\/a>. The first issue is that cows are ruminants, and their digestive process creates methane. The second problem is that there are just so many of them. There are 270 million cows who have been bred into existence for their milk, and each one burps out large quantities of this climate-altering gas. Because of methane emissions and other climate-destroying processes, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jun\/15\/emissions-from-13-dairy-firms-match-those-of-entire-uk-says-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">13 largest dairy firms<\/a> in the world have been found to have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the whole of the United Kingdom (which is the sixth-largest economy in the world).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deforestation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One big problem with animal agriculture is that it is so wasteful &#8211; animals eat a lot more calories than are returned in their meat, milk, or eggs. And this means far more land is needed to grow food for them than if we just grew plants to eat ourselves. In all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/may\/31\/avoiding-meat-and-dairy-is-single-biggest-way-to-reduce-your-impact-on-earth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">83 percent<\/a> of all available farmland in the world is used for animal agriculture, but it gives us just 18 percent of our calories. So wasteful! <br><br>And while the number of farmed animals continues to rise, the amount of available farmland does not. Instead of living within our means, we take the land we want from nature. Forests and other vital habitats are cut down, not just for the grazing of cows but also to grow the soy that goes into their feed. With the loss of forests comes the loss of wildlife and the displacement of indigenous people. Scientists have warned that we are now experiencing the world\u2019s sixth mass extinction, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/radical-conservation\/2015\/oct\/20\/the-four-horsemen-of-the-sixth-mass-extinction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">animal agriculture<\/a> is a key driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">River and Lake Pollution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All around the world, our waterways are dying because of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2019\/10\/191014111746.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly severe<\/a> algal blooms. This dramatic growth in algae blocks out the light, which prevents aquatic plants from growing, and takes oxygen from the water, which kills fish and insects. Algal blooms are fueled by nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen which are found in animal waste and in the fertilizers needed to boost the production of crops to feed all the billions of farmed animals. <br><br>When these nutrients get into the waterways, the consequences are severe. The same thing is happening all over the world &#8211; in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/jan\/04\/lethal-algae-blooms-an-ecosystem-out-of-balance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2017\/aug\/21\/serious-farm-pollution-breaches-increase-many-go-unprosecuted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UK<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/2700-dairy-farms-to-get-notice-for-pollution\/article29463332.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2020\/sep\/28\/weve-crossed-a-threshold-has-industrial-farming-contributed-to-irelands-water-crisis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ireland<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2019\/mar\/04\/their-birthright-is-being-lost-new-zealanders-fret-over-polluted-rivers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Zealand<\/a>, and anywhere there is significant dairy farming. The waterways are dying because of dairy and other animal agriculture. Environmental journalist George Monbiot calls it <em>rivercide<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ocean Dead Zones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The exact same thing is happening in the world\u2019s oceans, where algal blooms suck out so much oxygen from the water that marine species must flee or die. Dead zones have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/article\/dead-zones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doubling every decade<\/a> since the 1960s, and in 2008, there were 400 known dead zones. Again, pollution by nutrients &#8211; from farmed animal and human waste, primarily &#8211; are responsible for this. If we don\u2019t stop this devastating trend, further <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/environment\/2018\/jan\/04\/oceans-suffocating-dead-zones-oxygen-starved\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extinctions<\/a> are inevitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s the Solution?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a pretty simple (and tasty) one: <a href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/going-dairy-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go da<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/going-dairy-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">iry-free.<\/a> We can make minor changes to our diet that will have a significant impact on the world. Since dairy milk produces <a href=\"https:\/\/ourworldindata.org\/environmental-impacts-of-food\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three times<\/a> as many emissions as soy milk, it\u2019s easy to see why one simple switch can have a massive impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And plant milk is not always made of soy. There are many readily available varieties, including oat, almond, cashew, hazelnut, hemp, rice, and coconut milk, which can be used in tea or coffee, cereals, milkshakes, baking, or just on their own. Also, look out for plant-based yogurts, cream, cheese, and ice cream &#8211; there are so many to choose from!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make this one change today and be part of the compassionate movement for a kinder, more sustainable world. <a href=\"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-us\/try-vegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try vegan<\/a> for 31 days with us &#8211; it&#8217;s free! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">PAGE UPDATED AUGUST 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through his in-depth research into the environmental impacts of different foods, Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore made a startling discovery:&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":116701,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[649],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-en-us"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Environmental Impact of Dairy Farming | Is Dairy Good for the Planet?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is dairy good for the planet? 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