Livestock
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With Major Hurricane Beryl now steaming west in the Atlantic Ocean towards the Caribbean, the Atlantic hurricane season is now underway with a vengeance. While it does not look like Beryl or the storm immediately behind her will affect us in the Southeast, a storm in the not-too-distant future may be more of a problem.…
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So how can you pass up a story with a headline like this? I couldn’t. This story from Feedstuffs describes the process of breeding cattle that tolerate heat better than current varieties by sweating a lot to keep cool. This is one of several adaptation methods cattle producers can use to respond to the warming…
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As we go into Hurricane Awareness Week, here is a good reminder of why it is important to keep records ahead of time, from Drovers Newsletter. One a disaster is upon you, it is too late to write down your records of inventory, costs you have incurred, etc. You need to plan ahead so that…
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Now here’s a story you don’t see every day. According to this CBS Colorado report, “Two southeastern Colorado ranch owners were recently sentenced to pay $6.6 million to resolve federal charges that they damaged or altered rain gauges in an effort to get paid for worsening drought conditions. By preventing the rain gauges from accurately…
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Regenerative farming that minimizes the output of greenhouse gases is something that more farmers are becoming interested in. Livestock farming has been a particularly tough nut to crack because of the methane emitted by ruminant animals like cattle. A farm in Australia looked at this and successfully maintained a carbon-neutral farm for many years, but…
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The Southern Region Extension Forestry group has announced a 6-week webinar series on silvopasture to be held on Tuesdays at 1 pm starting on January 30. Here is what their Facebook page says: We are excited to announce the sixth season of the Woodland Stewards Webinar Series! Join us on Tuesdays at 1 pm from…
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If you follow national climate news, you have probably seen a lot of splashy information on the 5th National Climate Assessment, which was released Tuesday morning to a lot of acclaim and a huge roll-out of information about the changing climate in the United States. I was one of the authors of the Southeast chapter,…