Livestock
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There has been a lot in the news recently about how carbon emissions would be drastically reduced if we just stopped eating red meat (or in some cases, any meat at all). I get questions from extension agents and producers about the impacts that producing animal protein has on the increase in carbon dioxide in…
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The Detroit Free Press published an article this week describing the impacts of heavy rainfall on watersheds where dairies are located. Many of these dairies apply their animal waste to the land to return nutrients to the soil and reduce waste going to landfills. However, when heavy rains hit, if the manure has not had…
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Huffington Post published an article online this week describing the ways that weather can affect your health You can find it here. How does the weather affect the way you feel? Do you notice changes in your pets’ or livestock’s behaviors? I’ve got friends who definitely feel the effects of weather changes on their arthritis…
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While we don’t have as much beef production in the Southeast as there is in other regions of the country, there may still be some folks interested in this upcoming conference on beef production and methane. Here is the press release describing it. IANR NEWS RELEASE: * Beef Methane Conference is May 11-12 in Lincoln IANR…
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“Restorative grazing” is the idea that by appropriate use of grazing on dry grasslands, you can build up organic matter and improve the land to increase the health of the plants there, even during droughts. In this article from the Food and Environment Reporting Network, a 7-year study of a desertified landscape in Zimbabwe looked…
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A webinar on management of beef cattle selection and management for adaptation to drought and on the future of US cattle operations is being offered through Purdue University on April 20 at 1:00 pm Central Time (2 pm EDT). You can get details about the webinar and register at https://climateagwater.wordpress.com/webinar-4/.
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AgWeb posted a story this week on the negative impacts of El Niño on cattle herds in South Africa. Drought related to the phenomenon has reduced pastures and caused producers to eliminate cattle from their herds. The extra beef produced has resulted in a drop in prices which have negatively impacted beef producers in many…