User:Agman2026/Tyson Foods

Tyson foods affect climate change in their practices and admits that becoming more sustainable and releasing less emissions would hurt their business model and profits as their 10-K states. "New or more stringent domestic and international government regulations could impose material costs on us and could adversely affect our business.(page 15)" Tyson food may not be a direct impactor for climate change but to create and sustain such a large meat packing and shipping company, you will be impacting the planet in some way. A list of their potential pollutants are as follows: meat, corn and soybean production, waste management, and transporting fuels and fertilizer emissions. All of these different producers of green house gases come from the activities of Tyson Foods.

Specifically soybean production is known for it high CO2 emissions in the American Midwest and Brazil. Soybean production and farming have been charted and shows that the soybean growing regions directly correlate to rising CO2 levels found. Soybean and corn are the main ingredients used in the feed. Both ingredients in this animal feed are extremely cheap to produce but causes massive harm. With all the fertilizer being used, the emissions skyrocket as the microbes in soil break down fertilizer which releases potent Nitrous oxide into the atmosphere, which is 300 times more potent than carbon and it degrades our ozone.

Animal waste is another part of climate change that is also usually looked over. Although it sounds insignificant, improper removal of animal waste can cause lasting environmental affects. Animal waste is only problem though when disposed incorrectly. First it is unhealthy for humans and animals to consume contaminated groundwater, as it seeps through the ground, but it also impacts oxygen and nitrogen levels within the water. It also releases more nutrients that are essential to algae and weed growth in water. Ammonia is another potent greenhouse gas, which 75 percent of the US ammonia pollution comes from livestock facilities. Tyson has been known to have this problem in the past but have moved on from incorrectly dumping waste into waterways.