Livestock
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AgWeb posted an article this week describing some of the large impacts that the Midwestern floods have had on agriculture, including the transportation of wheat and oil. Many hog farmers have had to relocate their pigs to get them away from the flooded areas; thousands of others have been drowned. You can read the article…
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The videotaped presentations from the conference on Navigating Agriculture through the Water-Energy-Food Nexus held in Austin TX in November are now available here. This one day conference addressed the following important questions: What are the linkages between water, energy, and food systems? What are the interdependencies and tradeoffs that will influence future policy and sustainability of agriculture?…
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The heavy rains in the central part of the US have caused a lot of flooding along the Mississippi River and many other rivers in the region. This is the worst flooding since 2011 and has been compared to the 1993 devastating floods. This has caused major problems for crop and livestock farmers. AgWeb published…
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I viewed an interesting video today about the challenges of managing cattle in the warm climate of the tropics. The video is on YouTube here. It is in Spanish but has subtitles. It discusses heat stress and changes they have seen in climate over time and what they expect in the future and also talks…
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A blizzard that hit parts of Texas late in 2015 has caused significant losses to the dairy industry, including the loss of 40,000 dairy cattle, according to an article in AgWeb on December 31. In addition to the deaths of many cattle in the frigid and stormy conditions, hundreds of truckloads of milk had to be…
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Heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest this month have caused big problems for dairy farmers due to flooding rains, washed-out roads and loss of power. The map below shows that some areas have received over 20 inches in the last two weeks. AgWeb posted an article about the problems along with a gallery of photos…
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AgWeb had an interesting story this week about how cattle producers have been affected by the large number of forest fires that have occurred there this year due to the drought. The fires have destroyed large numbers of acres that were devoted to forest grazing, increasing the need for ranchers to find other sources of…