Date: 3/25/26 3:28 pm From: Linda Orkin <wingmagic16...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Re: Good reporting
It was mentioned to me by Jane Graves that so much land in Brazil, and here, is devoted to growing soybeans. Again only about 6% of this is for human consumption. The rest is animal feed with some going to oil and biofuel.
Linda
> On Mar 25, 2026, at 3:36 PM, Linda Orkin <wingmagic16...> wrote:
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>> This article is very important. As always, good scientific information allows us to perhaps ameliorate a situation with better choices. Just a reminder when they are talking about cropland, it is not fields of broccoli that are the problem. Animal feed is responsible for a huge percentage of land use, about 75-80%.
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>> https://sentientmedia.org/study-shows-link-between-industrialized-agriculture-and-declining-bird-populations/ >>
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