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vegetablepotpie
1096 days ago
Corn subsidies provide animal ag with cheap feed. Cut the corn subsidies and prices for meat will better reflect the cost of producing it.
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baremetal
1096 days ago
Corn subsidies also go to producing ethanol. Which is arguable a gigantic waste when compared to using it for animal feed. Roughly 40% of corn is used to produce ethanol[1]
[1]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-to-rethink-c...
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[1]https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-to-rethink-c...