Good cattle?

White Oak Pastures stopped using the industrial model of cattle farming and switched to the regenerative model. Many animals - not just cattle - now live off his land and even improve it.

Microbial life thrives in the rich soil. Rain water is absorbed into the soil rather than running off of it, and much more carbon is sequestered in it. The regenerative model of farming is healthier for the animals and for the soil than the industrial model of farming.

But maybe you have heard Bill Gates' claim that cattle actually have a negative effect on the environment, that we should all eat manufactured lab meat rather than meat from real animals on real pastures. A different regenerative farmer thinks that's wrong. He claims that real cattle are not bad for the climate or environment.

So, which is it? Are cattle really a threat to the climate and the Earth, or not? 

(cont'd tomorrow)