A DOCUMENTARY

Are we better off in a world without cows?

With unique access to those on the frontlines of agriculture and science, two filmmakers set out on an incredible journey around the world to find out the answer to this simple question. Through conversations with experts in environmental and agricultural science, Brandon Whitworth and Michelle Michael examined the real impact of cows on our world: their cultural and economic significance, their role in nourishing the world and their impact on climate. What they found was far from simple: When it comes to cows, it’s not black and white.

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A thought-provoking documentary about the cultural, economic and environmental significance of cows

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Digging deeper into the cultural and economic significance of cows, their role in feeding the world and their impact on climate

World Without Cows Documentary

Official Trailer for World Without Cows released

New documentary filmed in 40 global locations over three years explores the impact of cattle on economies, ecosystems, cultures and human nutrition

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What is a sustainable diet — and can it include meat and milk?

United Nations defines sustainable food systems as meeting people’s nutritional, economic, social and environmental needs

Fimmakers interviewing students on a college campus about the World Without Cows documentary

College students weigh in: Are we better off in a world without cows?

Michelle Michael and Brandon Whitworth hit the streets to find out how University of Kentucky students think cows impact our planet

Cow looking at the camera in a herd of cattle on a dairy farm

Why do cows produce methane?

Actually, they don’t. Methane is produced by the microbes that live in cows’ digestive systems.

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Buck Island Ranch: A Case for Carbon-Negative Beef

Groundbreaking research alliance challenges conventional wisdom about cattle and climate change

Illustration of a city, factory and farm to help visualize the various greenhouse gases

Not all greenhouse gases are created equal

Methane does a clever vanishing act to help, not hurt, the climate

Family, farm and cattle with a girl and father walking on a field or grass meadow in the agricultural industry. Agriculture, sustainability and farming with a man farmer and daughter tending the cows.

What would happen if all the cows were suddenly gone?

Documentary examines the role of cattle in our world and the potential consequences of their removal

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