#livestock
Recent rain good news for farmers, but dry spring will see the value of production plummet
By David Claughton and Angus Verley
The dry spring caused by El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole climate patterns is expected to result in a $16 billion fall in the value of agriculture this financial year.
#CropHarvesting #Livestock #Businesses #BeefCattle #AgriculturalCrops #AgriculturalPrices #Grain #DavidClaughton #AngusVerley
Domestic Milk Intake down 87 million litres in October 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ms/milkstatisticsoctober2023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=Milkoct23&utm_term=Milkoct23
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
Automation technology aims to ease labour requirements in $300m abattoir revamp
By Emily Doak
A major upgrade to a southern New South Wales abattoir is using cutting-edge technology to reduce the need for highly skilled workers.
#FoodProcessing #Livestock #AgriculturalTechnology #BeefCattle #LabourMarket #Careers #MiscellaneousAnimalProduction #LivestockHealthandWelfare #FoodScienceandTechnology #EmilyDoak
FAO: World #agriculture emissions grew by 14% since 2000. Over 50% derive from #livestock-related activities. The #emissions from enteric fermentation of #ruminants were alone responsible for 37% of agriculture emissions: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc8166en #meat #beef #dairy #climatechange
EU: Parliament & Council exclud #cattle farms from rules to cut harmful #emissions. Policy-makers are disconnected from public interests and unwilling to translate the Green Deal into clear rules & to adapt the #livestock industry for the future: https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ciao-cows-cattle-excluded-from-eus-industrial-emissions-cut-plan/ #env #ag
The 'soul destroying' situation behind Australia's shrinking dairy industry
By Johanna Marie and Jennifer Nichols
Do you know where your milk comes from? Chances are if you are in Queensland it's travelled through two states from a dairy up to 2,000 kilometres away.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-12-04/dairy-industry-shrinks-in-australia/103171644
#DairyProduction #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #Livestock #AgriculturalPrices #FoodProcessing #AgriculturalPolicy #FoodandBeverageProcessingIndustry #JohannaMarie #JenniferNichols
FAO: Richer nations must curb their excessive #meat consumption to bring the #foodsystem in line with #climate goals. Food accounts for 1/3 of GHG #emissions, much of which linked to #livestock, a key source of #methane, deforestation & biodiversity loss: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-26/eat-less-meat-is-message-for-rich-world-in-food-s-first-net-zero-plan
An Invasive Tick That Can Clone Itself Is Spreading Across the U.S., Threatening Livestock
Researchers documented three cows in Ohio killed by Asian longhorned ticks, which can lay up to 2,000 eggs without needing to mate
The ticks pose a serious threat to livestock, because they congregate in the thousands and can drain an entire animal of blood.
#climatecrisis #tick #entomology #invasivespecies #news #food #livestock
When #forests are cleared or #peatland is drained or burnt to raise #livestock or grow crops [also for feed], #carbon is released into the atmosphere; #deforestation is e.g. responsible for nearly 80% of #emissions from food production in Brazil: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/factbox-how-food-agriculture-contribute-climate-change-2023-12-02/ #grazing
Food is a big #climate problem but little has been done so far very about it. One of the biggest contributors is #livestock, which generates 15% of anthropogenic GHG #emissions (a lot from #cattle, mostly #methane). Emissions also come from producing feed: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/factbox-how-food-agriculture-contribute-climate-change-2023-12-02/
(3/3) #Meat & #dairy are cheap & plentiful in the Global North due to decades of government policies that heavily favored the #livestock industry over more #sustainable protein sources (#beans, #lentils, alternatives like #burgers made from #pea protein): https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/11/30/23981529/cop28-meat-livestock-dairy-farming-plant-based-united-nations-dubai-uae
The #livestock industry plans to get pro-meat messages across at the #Cop28 summit, claiming that #meat is good for the #environment, as meat & #dairy companies are under growing pressure over their large GHG footprints: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/plans-to-present-meat-as-sustainable-nutrition-at-cop28-revealed #emissions #methane #climatechange
‘Ciao’ cows: Cattle excluded from EU’s industrial emissions cut plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ciao-cows-cattle-excluded-from-eus-industrial-emissions-cut-plan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cattle #emissions #farming #industrialemissionsdirective #livestock
Why Big Ag is nervous:
"71% of #food emissions in 2015 came from agriculture and “associated land use and land-use change activities” (#LULUC).The rest stemmed from retail, #transport, consumption, fuel production, #waste management, industrial processes and #packaging.
The study finds that CO2 accounts for roughly half of food-related emissions, while #methane (CH4) makes up 35% – mainly from #livestock production, farming and waste treatment."
https://www.carbonbrief.org/food-systems-responsible-for-one-third-of-human-caused-emissions/
Farmers breathe sigh of relief as livestock prices rebound after rain
By Elsie Adamo, Lucy Cooper, and Lara Webster
Prices for some cattle have doubled as buyer confidence is restored following rainfall for many areas that have endured a long dry spell.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-01/livestock-prices-climb-after-rain/103174602
#BeefCattle #Livestock #SheepProduction #AgriculturalPrices #Pasture #ElsieAdamo #LucyCooper # #LaraWebster
‘Ciao’ cows: Cattle excluded from EU’s industrial emissions cut plan https://www.euractiv.com/section/agriculture-food/news/ciao-cows-cattle-excluded-from-eus-industrial-emissions-cut-plan/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #cattle #emissions #farming #industrialemissionsdirective #livestock
Nearly 600 sheep stolen from Victorian farm after owner loses theft insurance
By Jane McNaughton and Debbie Rybicki
Police are urging members of the public to keep an eye out for suspiciously cheap breeding rams after the sheep were stolen from a property on the Sunraysia Highway.
#Livestock #Crime #Police #SheepProduction #JaneMcNaughton #DebbieRybicki
(2/2) Relying on #carbon sequestration in #grasslands to offset #globalwarming effects from #ruminants is not feasible: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43452-3 #soil #sequestration #emissions #grassland #livestock #ruminants #cattle #cows #climatechange #beef #meat #dairy
Saturday's #Missouri #Livestock Symposium in #Kirksville will include sessions focused on horses, as well as growing optimal forages and pastures.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/livestock-symposium-includes-horse-forage-sessions/
The number of pigs slaughtered between January and October 2023 fell by 9.3%
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ls/livestockslaughteringsoctober2023/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=livestocks
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
Storms 'a blessing' for parched communities as farmers celebrate despite flood risk
By Grace Whiteside
Massive downpours have prompted flood warnings in parts of Queensland but brought joy and hope to some areas after a run of dry months.
"#Switzerland signed the #BernConvention... in 1979... that list the #gray #wolf as a strictly protected species, meaning it should not be “disturbed, captured, or killed.” #EU countries...aren’t able to kill wolves except in exceptional cases, but Switzerland exploited flexibility in the Bern Convention’s Article 9 ...(allowing) cantonal hunting offices to shoot “problem wolves” that cause considerable #damage to #livestock with the consent of the federal government"
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/switzerland-grapples-return-gray-wolves
Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny
"The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."
"The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."
"For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."
"JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."
"It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/antibiotic-resistance-amr-growing-threat-no-data/103154464
The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307773120
#antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth
Customer's got #goats! 🐐
On this customer's #GoatFarm we remove troublesome tannin, iron, and manganese from the water supply and disinfect with #HydrogenPeroxide providing the best possible #water for these animals.
#watertreatment #goat #farm #animals #livestock #livestockcare
In #India, #Bangladesh & #SriLanka, production of livestock (#meat, #beef, #shrimps, #milk) is harmful to the #environment. Diversifying food production and cultivating more #millets offer opportunities for greenhouse gas reduction: https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13239 #livestock #emissions
A #cattle market analyst from Texas will appear at next week's #Missouri #Livestock Symposium in #Kirksville. This year's gathering of livestock experts will also include speakers from Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska and North Carolina, highlighting techniques for improving the health and performance of multiple species, along with sessions on farm management.
https://www.centralmoinfo.com/market-analyst-to-keynote-missouri-livestock-symposium/
Australians needed to start looking past pollination when it came to bees.
"We really don't know much about our bee fauna. Even for the species we do have a name for, we probably know next to nothing about them. Out of all the thousands of native species of bees in Australia, only about two-thirds have even been named.There are no paid bee taxonomists in Australia … it is really worrying...The flavour of research is all crop pollination."
"Australian native bees are on the whole are not important pollinators of our crops because they didn't evolve with those crops, and if we want to know about those native bees, we shouldn't be focusing on pollination...When it comes to protecting a bandicoot, nobody asks what kind of important things this bandicoot does, it is just a native animal that is struggling and needs our support. The government needed to focus more funding on ecology and conservation research."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-11-25/australian-native-bee-research-funding-lacking-researchers-sa/103146584
#native #bees #conservation #science #wildlife #livestock #crops #pollination #plantations #values
Tough year for farmers in NSW eases as rain in drought-affected regions puts 'smiles on dials'
By Hamish Cole, Lara Webster, and Joshua Becker
Falls in excess of 100mm have been received in farming areas of New South Wales in what has been described as "drought-breaking" conditions. After one of the worst winter seasons, it is a welcome relief for many.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-25/drought-breaking-rain-for-nsw-farmers/103145404
#Droughts #Rain #AgriculturalCrops #Livestock #HamishCole #LaraWebster # #JoshuaBecker
(4/5) Political, regulatory & cultural barriers for a transformational protein #transition remain, and sizeable agricultural #subsidies – $50 billion/year – continue to support global #livestock production: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207782120 #protein
(3/5) Corporate #investment in alternative #proteins is significant, but pales in comparison to conventional animal #agriculture industries, and many firms with interests in alternative #protein remain committed to the mainstream #livestock sector: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207782120
Animal #agriculture is responsible for a big #environment burden & a key contributor to #climatechange. Meat alternatives can enable a shift away from conventional #livestock production & consumption of #animal-derived foods: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2207782120 #meat (1/5)
Halve #foodwaste & loss in Europe's food #supplychains = save of 8% GHG #emissions caused by food consumption, save 6% of crop areas, 6% #grazing land for #livestock, 7% water consumption, 14% embodied energy, and help ensure #foodsecurity in the world: https://food.ku.dk/english/news/2023/politicians-can-prevent-major-food-loss-and-waste-in-the-food-chain-from-farm-to-table-in-europe/
Nitrate in drinking #water increases colorectal #cancer. Related annual #health costs in #Denmark are $317 m; cutting #nitrate levels costs $15 m = $307 m annual benefit. Intensive agriculture [incl. #livestock, #manure] is linked to groundwater leaching: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167368
Water of the #Colorado River is diverted for #irrigation in the California #Desert; most is used by #farms of 20 families. Only few grow food that people eat; most use the #water to grow hay for #livestock. 400,000 #cows are raised in the desert: https://projects.propublica.org/california-farmers-colorado-river/ (1/2)
Export of livestock for slaughter or fattening to be banned under new law #AnimalRights #AnimalAgriculture #livestock #LiveExport #LiveExports https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/export-joanna-lumley-government-london-uk-government-b2443063.html
Rising Livestock Emissions Undermine World’s Climate Fight #Animalrights #AnimalAgriculture #livestock #emissions #climate #ClimateChange https://time.com/6332332/rising-livestock-emissions-undermine-climate-fight/
Milk Price Index down 37.4% in the year to September 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-api/agriculturalpriceindicesseptember2023/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Mastodon&utm_campaign=APISept23&utm_term=APISept23
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
Researchers hunt for hard-to-spot #genetic links to improve #crop and #livestock #breeding.
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hard-to-spot-genetic-links-crop-livestock.html
Livestock guardian #dogs: Unsung heroes of the #livestock protection business
"Livestock guardian dogs are rockstars in the canine world, even if most people never see them perform live."
#LivestockGuardianDogs 🐶 🐕
https://agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2023/10/23/livestock-guardian-dogs-unsung-heroes-of-the-livestock-protection-business/
Food production, esp. #livestock, is a key driver of #climatechange & #landuse. Producing #meat, #dairy & #eggs with less impact on the #environment is an urgent concern. Microbial #protein offers a #sustainable solution: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42790-6 (1/2)
#Livestock is a big contributor to GHG #emissions (releasing highly potent #methane & indirectly via feed consumption). #Meat (esp. #beef, #pork, #chicken) is also linked to a much larger #landuse & water #pollution footprint than #plantbased products: https://profundo.nl/en/projects/impacts-of-a-shift-to-plant-proteins
Domestic Milk Intake down 15.2 million litres in September 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ms/milkstatisticsseptember2023/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=Milk+Sept+23&utm_term=Milk+Sept+23
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
Preliminary Estimates indicate a decrease of 8.0% in the Agricultural Output Price Index for 2023
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-apipe/agriculturalpriceindices-preliminaryestimates2023/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=Ag+Prices+Est+23&utm_term=Ag+Prices+Est+23
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #MilkStatistics #MilkProduction #Dairy #Milk #Tillage #Crops #Agronomy #CensusofAgriculture
The AnimalAssociatedMetagenomeDB reveals a bias towards #livestock and developed countries and blind spots in functional-potential studies of #animal-associated #microbiomes
https://animalmicrobiome.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42523-023-00267-3
#gutmicrobes #hostmicrobiota #hostmicrobe #microbialecology #symbiosis #microbeinteractions @MicrobioJC @PeerJ @IMPACTT @openscience @MicrobioJC @bioRxiv_microbio
#Livestock is a key source of GHG #emissions. Moving to more #plantbased diets would lead to big reductions in emissions (esp. #methane). In #Ireland this would be -26%, in #Denmark -22%. Income losses are offset by gains in #horticulture & trade: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad0681 #trade
The Smallest Wild Cat in the Americas Is Also the Cutest Bad Omen
To add to the above 👆 a 2009 article in the Worldwatch Institute magazine titled "Livestock and Climate Change: What if the key actors in climate change are…cows, pigs, and chickens?" questioned even the 18% estimation #GHG #emissions.
It claimed that the FAO report was too conservative and that #livestock sector accounts for much more of global GHG emissions, at least 51%, taking into account animal respiration and photosynthetic capacity of the land used for feeding and housing livestock.
According to the #Guardian, former officials at the #FAO claimed that they faced censorship, sabotage, and victimization for more than a decade after they published a landmark report in 2006 called Livestock’s Long Shadow.
It estimated that #livestock, mostly #cattle, accounted for 18% of global greenhouse gas #emissions, which was more than the transport sector.
The report also highlighted the impacts of livestock on land use, water use, and #biodiversity loss.
A statement targeting EU officials has numerous links to the #livestock industry, but the #science consensus is that we need rapid #meat & #dairy reduction in regions that can afford it, due to the #environment & #climate crisis and #health guidelines: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/27/revealed-industry-figures-declaration-scientists-backing-meat-eating
"#US lobbyists may well be tucking into a steak dinner as they congratulate themselves on keeping the #EPA at bay for another year. But what international investors see isn’t cause for celebration: they see a #livestock industry lagging ever further behind the rest of the world, failing to measure the risks it faces, and failing to manage them in a way that will stop capital going elsewhere."
#meat
https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4274853-our-failure-to-regulate-livestock-emissions-is-choking-off-us-agriculture/
The number of pigs slaughtered between January and September 2023 fell by 10.0%
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ls/livestockslaughteringsseptember2023/?utm_source=MA&utm_medium=MA&utm_campaign=LSSept2023
#CSOIreland #Ireland #Agriculture #Agribusiness #Farming #Prices #AgPrices #Livestock #Cattle #Sheep #Pigs #LivestockSlaughterings #CensusofAgriculture
Livestock farming in the Andean Amazon and the rest of the Amazon #AnimalRights #AnimalAgriculture #livestock #Amazon https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/livestock-farming-in-the-andean-amazon-and-the-rest-of-the-amazon/
Improving the standards of livestock living conditions is becoming a global trend, but Japan is lagging in efforts to advance the concept of farm animal welfare. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/24/livestock-welfare-standads/?utm_content=buffer06ab1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #livestock #farming #animalwelfare
‘The anti-livestock people are a pest’: how UN food body played down role of farming in climate change #AnimalRights #AnimalAgriculture #livestock #methane #emissions #climate #ClimateChange https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/the-anti-livestock-people-are-a-pest-how-un-fao-played-down-role-of-farming-in-climate-change
"Former officials in the #UN’s #farming wing have said they were censored, sabotaged, undermined and victimised for more than a decade after they wrote about the hugely damaging contribution of #methane emissions from #livestock to global heating.
Scientists also expressed concern about the way the #FAO’s estimate of livestock’s overall contribution to #emissions is continuing to fall.."
From 18% in 2006 to about 11.2% today. A 2021 study found it's 16.5% – 28.1%.
Having used #FAO data in my work, this is a worrying read.
“A recent paper by Matthew Hayek, the assistant professor in environmental sciences at New York University, said that the FAO’s use of modelling – rather than verifiable monitoring data – could underestimate methane emissions from livestock by up to 90% in countries such as the US.”
"Over the last 30 years, an estimated $3.8 trillion worth of #crops and #livestock production has been lost due to #disaster events, corresponding to an average loss of $123 billion per year or 5 percent of annual global agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report released today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (#FAO)."
In case you're wondering why food is getting so expensive.
#ClimateInflation
Global Study Warns Water Security Threatened By Droughts And Heat Waves Worldwide
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https://phys.org/news/2023-10-global-threatened-droughts-worldwide.html <-- shared technical article
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acf82e <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #hydrology #waterresources #watersecurity #global #usecase #users #extraction #drought #heatwave #compoundevents #climatechange #extrememweather #population #demographics #wateruse #sector #model #modeling #agriculture #farming #domestic #urban #irrigation #industrial #electricty #thermoelectric #energy #manufacturing #livestock #history #change #extremeevents #region #regional #spatialdata #humanimpacts
I'm seeing a recent uptick in articles about feed additives for cattle to reduce #methane emissions. I've been following the story for about a decade and I'm increasingly convinced that it's a media strategy by the #livestock industry to convince people that #beef and #dairy are fine, actually, rather than a genuine attempt to tackle the emissions of the sector.
There are several important caveats to keep in mind whenever reading one of these articles:
Feed additives only work in feedlots. While feedlot finished beef is very common in Australia, the bulk of the emissions come from animals who are on pasture. The only way this technology could feasibly put a dent into the Australian livestock sector's emissions would be a radical intensification of the beef industry, which needless to say would be terrible for animal welfare.
A decade ago, the feed additives were a few years away from mainstream adoption by farmers. A decade later, we're still getting news stories about trials and how the tech is a few years away from mainstream adoption by farmers.
The dramatic reductions seen in early studies just didn't hold up in larger studies. We often see this pattern with new solutions where larger and larger studies show smaller and smaller effects. Even if the effects hold up at the rate that the most recent studies show, beef would still be the most climate intensive food in common consumption (with the possible exception of lamb/mutton).
Livestock also has enormous land use emissions (which are counted in Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry rather than Agriculture so they're hidden by the carbon sink that is our forests unless you dig down into the figures). Feed additives do nothing to address these directly (intensification would reduce this, but again this would have significant animal welfare consequences and there are few people in the industry are willing to openly advocate removing cattle from pasture).
"In temperate zones lie most of the world’s richest countries, which have also been up till now the world’s major #breadbaskets, in meeting international #grain, #oilseed and #livestock product needs.
As the #climate warms up, agricultural pests and diseases are advancing northwards and becoming more widespread."
Ew, the #livestock industry using the same PR tactics and PR agencies as the fossil fuel industry.
“the Protein Pact, an industry-funded campaign to market meat and dairy protein as necessary for “the people, animals and climate of tomorrow.””
Which is concerning when “meat production accounts for 57 percent of food-related greenhouse gas emissions, and is a leading driver of deforestation”.
https://sentientmedia.org/meat-industry-funded-protein-pact/
#climate #agriculture
80% of #water from the Colorado goes to #irrigation, most for #grass to feed #cattle as far as Middle East; growing #alfalfa in one desert to feed #dairy cows in another. Utah uses 68% of its water for alfalfa, but #livestock make only 0.2% of its income: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/historic-draught-colorado-river-california-nevada-arizona-water-crisis-1234816087/
The future of Europe's wolf population is under scrutiny by the European Commission after a surge in wolf attacks on livestock across numerous countries.
A resolution adopted by the European Parliament late last year stated there were 680 farm animals killed by wolves in Austria in 2021, but in France in 2020 there were 12,000 livestock killed and in Germany nearly 4,000.
https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2023/0913/1405090-wolves-europe/
#Europe #Austria #France #Germany #EuropeanParliament #EuropeanCommission #Wolves #Livestock
1/ 📃 Paper news 📃
“Incorporating heterogeneity in farmer disease control behaviour into a livestock disease transmission model”
Published in Preventive Veterinary Medicine.
Collaborators:
▶️ @WarwickSBIDER (Paul Brown, Matt Keeling, Mike Tildesley)
▶️ University of Nottingham Vet School (Naomi Prosser, Martin Green, Jasmeet Kaler) & School of Psychology (Eamonn Ferguson)
Paper 🔗: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2023.106019
#research #science #FMD #farming #livestock #modelling #epidemiology #EpiVerse
Preparing for new chicken immigrants.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=750NtdtUgWI
Because lessons were learnt last time and chickens were located and retrieved from neighbours.
"The study illuminated an alarming chasm in public funding allocation, indicating that #EU #livestock farmers were granted a staggering 1,200 times more financial support compared to their #PlantBased and cultivated meat counterparts. Similarly, in the #US, animal farmers received an astonishing 800 times more #PublicFunding. This disparity underscores the deeply entrenched bias that favors conventional livestock practices over sustainable alternatives. "
#Livestock farmers in the EU receive 1,200 times more public funding than plant-based or cultivated #meat groups.
The study analysed #EU and US agri policies from 2014 to 2020. It found the amount of public money spent on #plant-based alternatives (1.5% of sales) was just 0.1% of the subsidies spent on meat and dairy. EU cattle farmers got >50% of their income from direct subsidies
For research and innovation spending, 97% went to animal farmers
#climatecrisis #GHGs
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/gigantic-power-of-meat-industry-blocking-green-alternatives-study-finds
The power of #meat & #dairy industries in the EU & US blocks the development of greener alternatives needed to tackle #climatechange. In the EU & US, #livestock farmers receive 1,000 times more public #funding than #plantbased & cultivated meat: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/gigantic-power-of-meat-industry-blocking-green-alternatives-study-finds #cleanmeat
#Livestock production (incl. feed), has large #environment impacts but receives most public #funding; the incumbent sector resists a #foodsystem transformation & governments largely ignore the #climate-mitigation potential of alternative #protein products: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.07.013
'‘Gigantic’ power of #meat industry blocking green alternatives, study finds
Analysis of #EU and #US shows #livestock #farmers receive about 1,000 times more #PublicFunding than #PlantBased and #CultivatedMeat
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/gigantic-power-of-meat-industry-blocking-green-alternatives-study-finds
If you know anyone raising ruminants on #Maui who have been impacted by the #fires and need feed for their #livestock, send them my way. There is a barge of grass hay and alfalfa pellets on the way and coordination efforts are being made with #farms in need. We need to know where the animals are, how many animals and what species. This includes any help needed for evacuated animals and their caretakers. #aide #goats #sheep #agriculture #mutualaide #rescue #animalrescue #lahaina
🐄 As agriculture has evolved, farm animals have also undergone profound changes. Laurent Frantz @LMU_Muenchen explores ancient #DNA to understand & boost the #resilience of today's #livestock.
Learn more 👉 https://europa.eu/!VBV6k7
@HorizonMagEu #Paleogenomics #history
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1691026950872342528
#MauiFires #MauiWildfires #Maui #Lahaina #Hawaii #MissingPets #Pets #Animals #Cats #Dogs #Livestock #Birds #AnimalRescue
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From Jenn Ratcliff from #DAT: "**Please fill out these forms to allow rescuers access for feeding, trapping, and/or rescue when it is safe to do so**
If you are missing an animal, fill out this form which will give permission to rescuers to enter your property and either remove/rescue or shelter in place (feed/water)- whichever option you chose…”
The "Country Roots' portion of this year's Nevada County #Fair is on full display here with #livestock weigh-ins happening this morning, followed by judging in some of the small animal categories. The video wouldn't be wouldn't be complete without the camera-hogging #goat! https://youtu.be/E39-Bl8972Q
I despise how click-bait this headline is. https://fortune.com/2023/07/21/why-healthy-food-so-expensive-in-america-blame-farm-bill-congress-always-renews-make-burgers-cheaper-salad-gene-baur/
The situation is nuanced (as usual), but (imo) clear: The unspoken part here is that the arable land consumed by #livestock (roaming, feed) is unavailable for 'healthier' foods. If we consumed less #meat, more land would be available for #vegetables. And the land requirements to feed humans via meat vs veggies is considerably different.
The costs of #healthy foods would decrease if we had more land to grow these foods.
Future of the human climate niche
and
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
Future of the human climate niche
"All species have an environmental niche, and despite technological advances, humans are unlikely to be an exception. Here, we demonstrate that for millennia, human populations have resided in the same narrow part of the climatic envelope available on the globe, characterized by a major mode around ∼11 °C to 15 °C mean annual temperature (MAT). "
"We show that in a business-as-usual climate change scenario, the geographical position of this temperature niche is projected to shift more over the coming 50 y than it has moved since 6000 BP."
"Global warming will affect ecosystems as well as human health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, and economic growth in many ways."
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1910114117
Quantifying the human cost of global warming
"The costs of climate change are often estimated in monetary terms, but this raises ethical issues. Here we express them in terms of numbers of people left outside the ‘human climate niche’—defined as the historically highly conserved distribution of relative human population density with respect to mean annual temperature. We show that climate change has already put ~9% of people (>600 million) outside this niche."
"The worst-case scenarios of ~3.6 °C or even ~4.4 °C global warming could put half of the world population outside the historical climate niche, posing an existential risk"
"The ~2.7 °C global warming expected under current policies puts around a third of the world population outside the niche."
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01132-6
#AdaptationInSitu #climate #mitigation #ClimateJustice #Injustices #ethics #food #crops #livestock #mammals #pests #pathogens #disease #mortality #HighTemperatures #hotspots #exposure #FossilFuels #harm #ParisAgreement #HumanClimateNiche #niche #home #ClimateAction
Something of a groundbreaking paper was published recently about domesticated grazing livestock and their greenhouse emissions:
In Europe, at least, the researchers found no meaningful difference between emissions from current domesticated herds and historical grazing wildlife.
Photographed this young, blond Charolais heifer awhile ago & textured the background to compliment her beautiful hide. The close-up shows off the colors & markings of this handsome breed. And before we left, she came to the fence & whispered “Yes, blonds DO have more fun. :)
#cow #cows #bovine #cattle #charolais #breed #livestock #farmanimals #heifer #art #artists #MastoArt #fediverse #SupportTheArts #BuyIntoArt #SpringIntoArt
Blonds Do Have More Fun available here: https://hhphotography.pixels.com/featured/blonds-do-have-more-fun-hh-photography-of-florida.html
I’ve voted #republican #democrat and #libertarian depending on the candidate. I lean moderate libertarian. I try to argue only in good faith. I like to hear alternative viewpoints. A hobbyist into #gardening #permaculture #hamradio #scifi #fermentation #resilience #ecology #livestock. My profession is #datascience #agile and #lean with an education in #Economics and #philosophy. A father and husband, churchless #christian. To occasionally hear my view or these topics, here is my #introduction.