Agricultural Impact
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Agriculture and Livestock Management
Manure is one of the culprits for Carbon emissions in the
Agriculture/Livestock industry. To reduce the amount of Carbon, we
must change the way manure is stored.
Does your stomach often feel weird when you eat certain foods?
Interestingly enough, the foods given to livestock can have an
effect on how much Carbon (in the form of Methane) they produce. If
we focus on giving livestock food that causes them to produce less
Methane, then we can decrease the Carbon footprint of this industry.
Land Management
The way in which land is managed and maintained can have a significant impact on how much Carbon is emitted and how much Carbon is removed from the air. Since 1990 The EPA records that Land-Use/Forestry efforts have removed more Carbon from the air than they have emitted. What can be done to keep this going and increase the removal of Carbon? We need to continue to maintain and reforest land and deforested areas.
Specific Steps
What are some of the specific steps we can take?
Continue to support and further Land Management organizations
Become informed on how manure should properly be stored and disposed of.
Support local organization and companies that grow food and other products organically.