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Cows aren't necessary.
Same, but I have actual degrees in Ag. & Life Sci.
When you promote this grazing idea, you're also bringing in land use change, which means that you're destroying food provisioning and, thus, food security, in order to create a luxury commodity for a few people.
If you don't keep in mind what the point is to feed people, you're going to keep missing the big picture.
Sure. The main problem there is the nitrogen fertilizers, not just because of the production GHGs, but also because of N2O emissions, just like from animal farming.
It's unclear what you're arguing for. I'm trying to tell you that regenerative grazing is a scam, [2], [3], [4]. If you want to skip those links, go here: https://tabledebates.org/publication/grazed-and-confused they have a short documentary along with the report.
Cows aren't necessary in regenerative agriculture, there are other ways which actually help with restoration and carbon storage.
No, my argument is that it's bad to promote scams and greenwashing.
Then you're arguing against the wrong person.
I've never once said regenerative beef farming is good for the environment. I've only said, consistently, that it is better than more typical industrial practices. And that those arguing that it makes no difference whether it's industrial or regenerative are full of shit.
Read my top-level comment and tell me what in it contradicts this.