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 This is a cycle that only works when there is a healthy cycle. This is only the case in the rarest of cases... Most of the time, soy and other cheap, fast-growing grains like wheat are grown and fed to the animals. Especially in winter. Most cows have never seen fresh pasture grass or touched grass with their hooves. You see that in picture books...or on very few farms.
Most of the time, the land is flooded with animal excrement. This leads to: nutrient surplus and soil damage, groundwater pollution, eutrophication of water bodies, plant damage, etc. And not only that, but also all the antibiotics and hormones that end up in the water and so in our bodies... We really need to wake up and take a look at reality...!