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Farm fields with wind turbines on the horizon. Photo by Karstan Wurth via Unsplash.
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New report released by FCRN - Grazed and Confused (FCCT commentary)
This is a reposting of a commentary on the report Grazed and Confused? written by the organisation Farm Carbon Cutting Toolkit. We are reposting the piece with their permission; you can read it on their website here.
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Cows on pasture. Photo by Leon Ephraim via Unsplash.
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Grassfed’s Role In A Greener World: AGW’s Response to the University of Oxford study, Grazed and Confused?
This is a reposting of a commentary on the report Grazed and Confused? written by the organisation A greener world. We are reposting it here with their permission and if you want to read it on their website, just click here. A greener world "exist to promote and support real-life farming models to the public and to offer practical guidance on achieving truly sustainable livestock farming systems to farmers".
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Grasslands on rolling hills. Photo by Luis Olmos via Unsplash.
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Commentary by the Sustainable Food Trust on Grazed and Confused report
This is the initial response by the Sustainable Food Trust to the Grazed and Confused report published by the Food Climate Research Network​.
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Beef cattle in a feed lot. Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash.
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Blog-post by Tara Garnett: Why eating grass-fed beef isn’t going to help fight climate change
In this piece, Dr. Tara Garnett introduces her full report, Grazed and Confused, on the controversy around beef consumption.Dr Tara Garnett is coordinator and lead researcher at the FCRN. It originally appeared in The Conversation on the 3rd October and is reposted here with permisssion. Tara’s work centres on the interactions among food, climate, health and broader sustainability issues and she has a particular interest in livestock as a sector where many of these converge. She is also interested in how knowledge is communicated to and interpreted by policy makers, civil society organisations and industry, and in the values that these different stakeholders bring to food problems and possible solutions.
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Beef cattle in a feed lot. Photo by Annie Spratt via Unsplash.
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Expert commentary by Prof Johan Rockström
In this piece, Johan Rockström reflects on the findings of FCRN's latest report: Grazed and confused?Johan Rockström is executive director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre and professor of environmental science at Stockholm University. Prof. Rockström has developed the Planetary Boundaries framework and is one of 20 international scientists (among them FCRN's Dr Tara Garnett) working on the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems. 
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Beef cattle in a field. Photo by Mario Garcia via Unsplash.
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Expert commentary by Prof Tim Benton
In this piece, Dr. Tim Benton reflects on the latest report by the FCRN: Grazed and confused?Tim Benton is a Professor of Population Ecology and dean of strategic research initiatives at the University of Leeds. From 2011-16, he was the 'champion' of the UK’s Global Food Security programme, a multi-agency partnership of the UK’s public bodies with interest in the challenges around food. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at Chatham House.
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Publication
Grazed and Confused
Ruminating on cattle, grazing systems, methane, nitrous oxide, the soil carbon sequestration question – and what it all means for greenhouse gas emissions.
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Book: The Meat Crisis - Developing more Sustainable and Ethical Production and Consumption
This is a revised edition of a book on meat production edited by Joyce D'Silva and John Webster. Since its first edition in 2010, all chapters have been updated and six new chapters have been added .
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Short report outlining roadmap for sustainable EU livestock
The EU40’s Animal Taskforce has produced a short report which outlines a proposed roadmap to supporting the EU livestock sector towards more sustainable practices.
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