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Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by slothtrop on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:08PM (#37590204)
The advantages of organic for produce are anywhere between dubious or marginal. I would have said there's it's better with animal products, but that's largely owing to the overlap with free range / grass-fed. I don't really care if the grain they happen to eat is also "organic".

In conventional farming conditions are so bad for pork that a large percentage of them die of disease, despite all the anti-biotics, before even heading to the butcher. I feel less inclined to touch that stuff unless it's from a local farm I know. Poultry and beef have their own set of problems.

Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by 10u152 on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @10:20PM (#37592553)
Free range/grass fed/low density is great for meat. I don't want "organic" meat. Anyone who's killed a wild animal for food knows how crawling with parasites, worms and disease they are.

Do you really want a herd of food animals living in pain/suffering because you won't give them worming drugs? Or antibiotics for a bacterial infection?

No, thanks.

Re:‘Less than half’ fresh produce sold globally makes any pr... by slothtrop on Thursday September 21, 2023 @09:58AM (#37597718)
Are wild animals in a constant state of pain/suffering? I would surmise not. Notwithstanding I don't think the organic label for meat is contingent on allowing them to be infested.