DNA-Edited Feed Targets Beef Yield

UK regulators approve testing of gene-edited barley to make cattle feed richer, potentially leading to faster-growing, juicier beef. Find out what this means for farmers and consumers.

#GeneEditing, #UKAgriculture, #CattleFeed, #BeefProduction, #FoodTech

https://newsletter.tf/uk-gene-edited-barley-test-fatter-beef/

The UK is testing new barley that could make cattle grow faster and produce fattier beef, a big change from current feed.

#GeneEditing, #UKAgriculture, #CattleFeed, #BeefProduction, #FoodTech
https://newsletter.tf/uk-gene-edited-barley-test-fatter-beef/

Couldn't decide whether it is worth reading any further this #NatureJournal article.

"Simple steps could shrink US beef industry’s carbon #hoofprint. #BeefProduction accounts for 3% of country’s #CarbonEmissions, but measures such as tree-planting offer help." 🙄

First of, #cattle carbon emission, if you factor in everything, are surely higher than 3%

Second: planting trees? Really???

Publishing such ridiculous claims as science? I'm baffled.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02848-x

#ClimateAction #methane