Shadowminister

Agree on your first point, though not all meat is equally healthy. Grain-fed (or grain-finished) is less healthy than grass-fed. Big agribusiness industrialised meat production with all its synthetic chemical inputs is far less healthy than organically-raised. And most processed meat is unhealthy.

Also, agree with the general thrust of your second point, though not totally sure about your 'zero impact' claim. Good regenerative farming practice does capture carbon, whereas large-scale scorched-earth farming releases it and in big quantities. The big agribusiness model has other negative environmental effects, in particular on biodiversity and the health of our topsoil.

However, that said, it's good to find some agreement!

Bronwyn,

Having some knowledge of the Aust meat industry, I believe that you won't find synthetic chemicals being used for cattle for Aus consumption, and being fed grain is hardly inorganic.

The reason grain feedlots are used in Aus is that as the animals get bigger their energy requirements grow, and the sparse grass is low in calories and they are constrained in their growth. The high calorie "finishing" enables them to burn carbohydrates instead of muscle and grow a bit more before slaughter.

New Zealand has much more rain and thus the grass is more energy-rich and grain is not required.

Less red meat = Less protein & less testosterone = WEAKER Soldiers.

Loony leftists want to make it easier for "foreign powers" to invade & colonise Australia.

Or make it more difficult for us to defend our nation.