Livestock
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I ran across a couple of articles this week describing the impacts of climate on cattle feed which you might find interesting. Growing Georgia published an article from Clint Thompson at UGA discussing the benefits of using forage sorghum instead of corn in areas that have water deficits. Sorghum uses less water and can be…
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So far 2016 is shaping up to be a bad year for wildfires across the US, especially in the West. This brings special problems for people who maintain livestock outside where they may be affected by the blazes. Growing Georgia posted a story this week about some of the challenges that ranchers face in helping…
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Dairy Herd Management has one of the best discussions I have seen about the end of the current El Niño and what is likely to happen with the coming La Niña. It’s written in a general way, not geared to livestock, so crop producers and foresters should read it too. Here’s the link. Unlike El…
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The Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate blog has a new post about farm decision-making and economic realities in dealing with changes in climate. You can read it at https://animalagclimatechange.org/driver-of-change/.
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Cattle are big business in Alabama with a value of $2.5 billion. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System’s new iBook, “Beef Basics,” will help the state’s cattle producers boost their bottom line. An Alabama Extension animal scientist calls “Beef Basics” an exciting new tool for Alabama cattle producers. Now available to download for free from the Apple…
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For those of you wondering how to know when to expect high levels of heat stress on livestock, the USDA has a great web site which contains daily heat stress maps for the US for up to a week ahead. Today’s forecast for Monday June 13 shows high levels of heat in a large area of…
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It’s a hot one out there today! If you have livestock, you may be concerned with the impacts of heat stress on your animals. But you also need to be concerned with the impacts of the hot conditions on your workers. Milk Business provided a timely article this week on the requirements for keeping workers…