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Contra Grunwald on Industrial Farming
The vibe shift towards realism in future-of-food is good, but don’t forget about the animals
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Robert Yaman
Why the New Administration Should Consider Farm Animal Welfare
Where is the Inflation Reduction Act for Animal Welfare?
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Robert Yaman
Is Higher-Welfare Farming Scalable?
I attempt to define what scalability actually is, and argue that higher-welfare farming may be more scalable than you think.
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Robert Yaman
The Challenge and Promise of High-Expansion Nitrogen Foam
Portable humane killing might be an important capability, but the best use case is not yet clear.
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Robert Yaman
What In-Ovo Sexing Teaches Us About Innovation
The history of in-ovo sexing is a perfect case study in how technology can solve big problems in farm animal welfare, without being overly burdensome to…
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Robert Yaman
Why Innovating in Animal Agriculture is Hard
Structural barriers to innovation in animal agriculture mean change will happen too slowly, and it won’t always be pointed in the right direction.
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