In the latest Which magazine, beef is singled out as the most environmentally unfriendly protein out there, mostly due to cattle methane emissions. Regardless of being correct or not, what if you could actually not only contain this gas, but make a profit off it as well? Welcome to the world of Daniel Larn, maker...
In the latest Which magazine, beef is singled out as the most environmentally unfriendly protein out there, mostly due to cattle methane emissions. Regardless of being correct or not, what if you could actually not only contain this gas, but make a profit off it as well?
Welcome to the world of Daniel Larn, maker of the Willand Intelligent Livestock System which will have livestock being raised under a giant plastic bubble. Concerns regarding methane would be fully addressed, land and water pollution from slurry would not be an issue and if farms were self-enclosed, they could be close to population centres cutting down on transport millage and smell.
Bio security issues such as hoof & mouth disease or avian bird flu would not be an issue. Easy to construct and move, the ‘bubble’ could work just as easily in the Saudi desert and in Scotland, with both heating and cooling issues, not an issue.
It sounds expensive, it sounds crazy, but Daniel just might be on to something here. Be sure to listen to this episode of Meat Talk – you might not look at a conventional barn the same way again.