Livestock
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Now that hot summer temperatures are coming on, you might need information about the likelihood of heat stress injury to your livestock. USDA has a set of forecast maps which show the likelihood of heat stress each day for the next week based on weather forecast models (the forecasts are produced as a partnership with the National Weather…
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One area of hot research in reducing carbon emissions is work on reducing the emission of methane from cattle digestion. While cow belches do not put as much carbon into the air as the burning of fossil fuel for transportation and energy production, it is one area in agriculture that is being studied to see…
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The latest Southern SARE newsletter is now available. You can view it here. It lists a variety of workshops and other activities in sustainable agriculture, including livestock and cover crop workshops, that might be of interest.
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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…