Even though The Netherlands has received most of the attention for planning to cull a massive number of livestock and forcibly sequester farmer’s land, Ireland is doing something similar and plan to cull over 200,000 heads of cattle.
27 nations have all signed a pact under the European Green Deal that pledges to meet arbitrary climate goals by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The problem is some of these nations are realizing this goal is easier said than done, and are thus looking for ways they claim can reduce such emissions.
The Irish government, similar to that of the Dutch’s, are seriously considering culling around 200,000 cattle in the country over the course of the next three years to help meet these goals, in a country that heavily relies cattle ranching and animal husbandry.
AgWeb reported last month ‘the Irish government estimates the plan would cost the nation $640 million and assist the agricultural industry in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over the next seven years.’ The Irish Department of Agriculture would begin the extraction process by killing 65,000 cows a year for three years, which would reduce the national dairy herd by 10%.
The scheme purportedly is being sold as a voluntary option to aging farmers as a “retirement exit scheme.”
We’re the one industry with a significant road map, and, to be quite honest with you, our herd isn’t any larger than it was 25 to 30 years ago. Can the same be said for the transport industry, can the same be said for the aviation industry?
Pat McCormack, president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, told The Telegraph.
Naturally many farmers and folks in the industry, including some politicians as well, are livid over the proposals.
Reports like this only serve to further fuel the view that the government is working behind the scenes to undermine our dairy and livestock sectors. While there may well be some farmers who wish to exit the sector, we should all be focusing on providing a pathway for the next generation to get into farming.
Reducing dairy or beef production in Ireland will also lead to ‘carbon leakage’ with production moving to other countries with a higher carbon footprint. This is likely to increase global warming rather than reducing it.
Tim Cullinan, president of the Irish Farmers’ Association, told The Telegraph.
Irish politician Peadar Tóibín also pitched some statistics in Parliament concerning the cost of such an operation, which he said is an “incredible threat to the farming sector at a cost of about €600 million” to taxpayers.
When the backlash was felt by the Department of Agriculture, they began to backpeddle and say that the proposals were referencing a “modeling document” included in a “deliberative process,” but the proposals were just proposal, Yahoo Finance reported.
Nevertheless Ireland still seeks to implement policies to reduce methane emissions that still targets the cattle industry.
Just today farming minister Mark Spencer called for genetically engineering cattle to somehow produce less methane, versus promoting vegetarianism.
What I think we can do is improve the efficiency of that meat production.
So make sure that the cattle that we are breeding emit less methane, make sure that the feed systems by which we are feeding those animals emit less methane and grow their feed conversion rate more efficient(ly).
I think we can do that by genetics, we can do that by management techniques and we can do it with new products which are coming on the market.
Spencer, a member of the Conservative party, said
The Belfast Telegraph says that Spencer describes himself as a ‘“freedom-loving economist” who does not want to impose “communist” policies on what people can farm nor tell consumers what to eat.’ He says vegan options have long already been on offer but consumers are simply not buying enough of it as is, and so marketing for more Irish to transition would be fruitless, adding that many of these fruits and vegetables are being imported, which of course requires plenty of ‘dirty energy’ to make the deliveries.
Last week food company Finnebrogue signed a deal with Ivy Farm Technologies in England, to produce lab-grown wagyu beef burgers on a commercial scale, and then eventually to be sold at the major retailers in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
This new collaboration with Finnebrogue showcases how cultivated meat can work with traditional farming, helping to reduce the pressure on producers to intensify operations to meet growing demand, while boosting consumer choice.
In Finnebrogue we have found a partner who has a long history and track record of producing premium products that do not compromise on taste and quality.
Ivy Farm chief executive Rich Dillon
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If you’ve ever wanted to see comical and ridiculous hypocrisy, then feast your eyes on this:
Yes, that’s right; at the same time these climate goobers are wanting to cull and geo-engineer their cattle, the cattle are being shipped around on the countryside so they can be used to replenish the land! You can’t make this stuff up if you tried.
This is called “regenerative agriculture,” and, by God’s design, created cattle to eat/manage the fields in a symbiotic relationship. Snippets of the article read:
Traditional cattle are set to aid the recovery of one of Northern Ireland’s most iconic landscapes following devastating fires.
Destruction was wrecked across a section of the Mourne Mountains in Co Down by a widespread blaze in April 2021. Some 720 acres, including part of the Northern Ireland’s highest peak Slieve Donard, was impacted by the flames during one of the biggest fires of its kind recorded in the region.
Firefighters worked for days to quell the flames. However there has been a longer process with several initiatives to help restore scorched flora and fauna, destroyed vegetation, and species diversity.
The herd of six cows will trample bracken and chomp through the dominant purple moor-grass that has sprung up since the fire, providing the space for native plants and heather to return, and creating habitat for newts, lizards, ground-nesting birds and hares.
The animals, which are looked after by a tenant farmer, will wear special collars with GPS tracking, which allows virtual fences to be created to allow targeted grazing in particular areas without the need for fencing.
Patrick Doran, wildfire recovery ranger at the National Trust will monitor the success of the grazing.
It is exciting to see the return of cattle to the Mournes, it will be particularly interesting to see how their grazing will aid in the recovery of the habitats damaged by the 2021 wildfire.
We hope the cattle will help reduce the cover of purple moor-grass in the area, which is inhibiting the recovery of the habitat, reducing the cover of this species will allow heather to recover.
These changes will be determined by ongoing monitoring carried out across the site.
Again, you cannot make this stuff up even if you tried! The hypocrisy from these boogaloos is off the charts.
[1] Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; [2] Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; [3] Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. [4] For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: [5] For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. 1 Timothy 4:1-5
One way or another these insidious government puppets and elitists are determined to get the masses to stop eating meat, or significantly reduce consumption of it to miniscule amounts.
[7] Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock? [8] Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also? [9] For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen? [10] Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope. (1 Corinthians 9:7-10).
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