The Optimist's Barn
Robert YamanA techno-optimist's lens on farm animal welfare.
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My Conversation with Niko McCarty
I recently joined Niko McCarty on The New Biology for a wide-ranging conversation about what biotechnology can do for chickens. An edited transcript of that conversation is below. You can watch the full podcast on on Niko’s YouTube channel,...
Agentic Shopping Makes Conscious Consumerism Actually Work
There’s a certain amount of fatigue around conscious consumerism these days. Do I really have to learn about fabric manufacturing and labor practices in Indonesia to buy a shirt? Do I really need to learn about water management practices in...
Jevons Paradox Doesn't Apply to Chickens
A few months back I published an essay called “Don’t Demonize Efficiency in Animal Agriculture.” In it, I argued that efficiency has important upsides for externality mitigation because the more efficient agriculture is, the less of it you...
How to Make Precision Livestock Farming Useful for Poultry
I’ve historically been pretty bearish on precision livestock farming applications for poultry. AI is hot right now, PLF has proven itself for dairy cows, and is starting to show promise for pigs. But current PLF applications for poultry I t...
Ozempic for Chickens
The reason chicken and eggs are so cheap today is largely because of genetic specialization. Layers are genetically optimized for egg production, broilers are genetically optimized for meat production, and decades of selective breeding have...
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