Healthier meat & dairy
There's a difference between meat from the industrial farming model and meat that's sustainably raised — both for consumers and the environment.
Factory farms — or Confined Animal Feedlot Operations (CAFOs) — are able to produce food in high volume but create concentrated waste and pollution. Compared to family farms, they have negative impacts on the environment, public health and food safety, rural communities, and the health and well-being of the animals themselves.
Many scientific studies show that raising animals on pasture is healthier for animals, consumers, the environment and communities than raising meat and dairy animals in confinement on factory farms.
Pasture-raised animals consume a natural diet of grasses and other plants that their bodies are adapted to digest. Pasturing improves their health, reduces environmental damage, and yields meat, eggs and dairy products that are tastier and more nutritious.