The Environmental and Social Impacts of Livestock Production (or, Sorting the Beef from the Bull)

This 1-hour presentation will discuss the environmental and social impacts of livestock production. It will focus on greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution, but will also touch on issues such as feed-food competition and antimicrobial resistance. The talk will explain why these impacts arise, how they differ between different kinds of production, and the trade-offs involved in attempting to reduce them. Learning Objectives: Attendees will be able to: - State the main unintended consequences of livestock production - Explain why livestock production has these effects on the environment and public health - Understand why scientists sometimes come to different conclusions and make conflicting recommendations - Describe three possibilities for the future of the food system