Federal report: Vegan diet best for planet

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35. consider please

that the majority of that "mile upon mile of industrial agriculture" is grain, growing primarily to feed livestock


"About 349 million acres in the U.S. are planted for crops. This is the equivalent of about four states the size of Montana. Four crops -- feeder corn (80 million acres), soybeans (75 million acres), alfalfa hay (61 million acres) and wheat (62 million acres) -- make up 80 percent of total crop acreage. All but wheat are primarily used to feed livestock.

The amount of land used to produce all vegetables in the U.S. is less than 3 million acres"


there is still good pasture for a limited amount of livestock but not at the rate we consume meat