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    11 year ago

    not only can we do that: we DO that. but there frankly isn’t enough human use for that, so it would be wasted if we didn’t feed it to animals.

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      1 year ago

      If the rest of the plant would be wasted, it would be more economical to just grow another plant that’s more efficient for oil production (canola, sunflower), not soybeans which are incidentally the crop highest in protein.

      https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/area-per-tonne-oil

      It’s not grown in such quantities because it’s essential but simply because there’s demand for the extra protein from factory farms right now.

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        11 year ago

        soybeans are grown for nutrient fixation in rotation with corn. they’re more of a soil crop than an oil crop.

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            11 year ago

            Among the cereals, the most prominent as a source of energy is corn. Between 70% and 80% of its production is used as a feed ingredient worldwide.

            this can be true while, at the same time, soybean oil’s byproduct is soy meal that would be wasted if it weren’t fed to animals.

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              11 year ago

              I’ve already addressed that argument above.

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                01 year ago

                saying “i’ve already addressed it” is a rhetorical trick to avoid admitting it’s true.

          • @[email protected]
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            11 year ago

            “We need animal agriculture because we need to grow the feed plants to grow more feed plants for animal agriculture”

            this phrase never appears in your source or anywhere else in this thread. what are you quoting?

            • @DarthFrodo
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              11 year ago

              It’s your argument put in another way

              soybeans are grown for nutrient fixation in rotation with corn. they’re more of a soil crop than an oil crop.

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            11 year ago

            if you don’t know what crop rotation is, you don’t belong in any discussion about agriculture.