Tag: Livestock
What’s the New World Screwworm? ‘Flying Piranha’ Alarms Ag Sector
The New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, is expanding north from South America, posing a significant threat to livestock and even humans. As a result, experts are calling for urgent containment measures.
The High-Tech Future of Food Production
The world is getting hotter, impacting every aspect of food production. Animals are overheating. Extreme temperatures are scorching crops. Does the future of food depend on high-tech solutions? How sows and cows stay cool Livestock …
FI Agriculture Recap: Pandemic Relief for Livestock Producers
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency will begin accepting applications next Tuesday from livestock producers who suffered pandemic losses as a result of their inability to gain sufficient access to processing. Relief will come from the …
Study: Ranchers Can Reduce Livestock’s GHG Emissions by 50%
Cattle produce approximately 78% of total livestock greenhouse gas emissions and are responsible for 14%–18% of human GHG. But, according to a recent report by Global Change Biology, ranchers who focus on changes to their agriculture production …
Farmers Likely to Take a Hit Following a Profitable 2020
Prior to this week’s extreme weather in the south, the USDA was already projecting that U.S. farmers wouldn’t see another year as profitable as 2020 for at least a decade. USDA FORECASTS LOWER PROFITS DESPITE …