It was mentioned to me by Jane Graves that so much land in Brazil, and here, is devoted to growing soybeans. Again only about 6% of this is for human consumption. The rest is animal feed with some going to oil and biofuel.
Linda > On Mar 25, 2026, at 3:36 PM, Linda Orkin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> >> This article is very important. As always, good scientific information >> allows us to perhaps ameliorate a situation with better choices. Just a >> reminder when they are talking about cropland, it is not fields of broccoli >> that are the problem. Animal feed is responsible for a huge percentage of >> land use, about 75-80%. >> >> https://sentientmedia.org/study-shows-link-between-industrialized-agriculture-and-declining-bird-populations/ >> >> Linda Orkin >> Ithaca, NY >> >> -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
