Livestock
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Southeast Farm Press posted an interesting story this week about Brangus cattle that are currently being studied at the University of Florida. The cattle are better adapted to heat than other varieties, which makes them ideal for the warmer climate in the Southeast. They eat better and put on more weight, which improves their marketability.…
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While here in the Southeast we’ve had plenty of rain this year, out west is a different story. The drought in Texas and the Southwest has caused a lot of problems for livestock producers, including water supplies drying up and lack of food. You can read more about the impacts of the drought in Drovers’…
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With all the rain we have been having this summer, I have gotten numerous reports about farmers having trouble finding windows of time for their hay to dry. Kim Mullenix from Auburn University wrote a helpful article in Dairy Herd Management explaining how rain affects hay quality over time. You can read it here.
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Bloomberg News had a really interesting article this week which breaks down how land in the US is used. As you can imagine, a large portion of it goes towards agriculture, especially towards producing livestock. You can read the article and check out their maps here.
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If you are a livestock producer, Drovers Newsletter has published a very useful story on a new report which describes what you can do both to prepare for disasters before they occur and how to recover after a disaster occurs. Many of these disasters are, of course, weather-related. You can read the story here.
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Purdue University has just released a new report which describes the impacts of changing climate on agriculture in Indiana, which like much of the Southeast is heavily invested in growing crops and livestock for food and other uses. While climate changes in the Southeast have been more subtle than those in Indiana and the Corn…
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While the summer heat in the Southeast has been rather mild this year compared to some years when we are in a drought (and have less cloud cover), it is still a good idea to keep in mind minimizing stress on your livestock. This article from Dairy Herd Management provides some pointers that you can…