Important thread.

I think the FAO needs to respond to this better, and answer some big questions.

Want to work with farmers to help them improve their sustainability at scale? Come work with us!

Super cool job for a post-doc or research assistant at University of Oxford Oxford Martin School Oxford Biology with HESTIA Farm Sustainability Toolkit, EJ Milner-Gulland and me.

82% of the EU’s farm subsidies go to animal-based foods that make up 84% of EU’s food-related GHGs yet supply just 35% of their calories.

This makes animal-rich foods artificially cheap & externalized impacts to taxpayers.

nature.com/articles/s4301…
drive.google.com/file/d/11gq41x…

Critical update: bird flu was detected in a PERSON working with infected cattle on one of the Texas farms.
washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…

A new strain of highly pathogenic bird flu, H5N1, is now infecting multiple mammal species. First wildlife, now goats & dairy cows on farms. People could be next. But farmers, vets & USDA-Aphis are moving at a snail’s pace to prevent further spread. science.org/content/articl…

Absolutely huge backlash to Chick-fil-A, Inc. recent announcement that they're dropping their 'no antibiotics ever' commitment. The change comes as Tyson Foods drops the label. Companies are dropping the label as the Dept. of Agriculture considers testing to ensure the claim was rue.