{"id":117609,"date":"2021-07-26T17:20:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T16:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/environmental-impact-dairy-farming\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T20:49:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T19:49:35","slug":"environmental-impact-dairy-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/veganuary.com\/en-za\/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 soya 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 minimise our food-related impact on the planet?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter 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<\/div>\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 dairy farming, there are environmental consequences of keeping cows in captivity. Methane is a powerful climate-altering gas, which over a 20-year period is <a href=\"https:\/\/unece.org\/challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">84 times<\/a> as warming as CO2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 per cent<\/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>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 per cent<\/a> of all available farmland in the world is used for animal agriculture but it gives us just 18 per cent of our calories. So wasteful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forests and other vital habitats are cut down, not just for the grazing of cows but also to grow the soya that goes into their feed. With the loss of forests, comes loss of wildlife and the displacement of indigenous people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Algal blooms are fuelled by nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen which are found in animal waste and in the fertilisers needed to boost production of crops to feed all the billions of farmed animals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When these nutrients get into the waterways, the consequences are severe. All over the world &#8211; in the <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>, the <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>, <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>, <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>, <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 where there is significant dairy farming &#8211; the same thing is happening. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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-za\/going-dairy-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">go dairy-free<\/a>. We can make small changes to our diet that will have a big impact in 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 soya 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 soya. There are many readily available varieties including oat, almond, cashew, hazelnut, hemp and coconut milk, which can be used in tea or coffee, on cereals, in milkshakes, in baking or just on their own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also look out for plant-based yoghurts, 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-za\/try-vegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try vegan<\/a> for 31 days with us &#8211; it&#8217;s free! <\/strong><\/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":116700,"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":[651],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-environment-en-za"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Does Dairy Farming Impact the Environment?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How does dairy farming affect the environment? 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