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The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.
Vaccinating livestock against common disease not only improves animal welfare, it’s good for the planet too.
Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 vowed to do something about it.
A recent evidence review found children who ate full-fat dairy were healthier and leaner.
Everyone loves a barbecue – here’s how to enjoy it while being mindful of our planet.
If greenhouse gas emissions continue at a high rate, breadbaskets of Europe and North America will see a 50% chance of a flash drought each year by the end of this century.
Preventing theft on farms is much more difficult than in urban areas for many reasons – but new technological developments may help curb the crimes.
The EU have introduced a new regulation on the import of products linked to deforestation – but will this reduce deforestation globally?
Tangible solutions would reduce livestock methane emissions, while also improving productivity and livelihoods.
Foot-and-mouth disease rarely kills animals, but it leads to production losses and economic knocks.
Improving the diets of livestock in Africa provides a rapid pathway to increasing nutrition for people.
Feeding insects instead of grain to animals is an inexpensive, sustainable way to increase the world food supply. An animal scientist explains what’s involved in developing insect feed for cattle.
The answer lies in silvopastoralism, an agricultural method that attempts to mimic natural forest ecosystems with livestock added into the mix.
Land grabs spearheaded by wealthy interests are accelerating deforestation, and Brazil’s National Congress is working to legitimize them.
A simplistic ‘all livestock are bad’ narrative is promoted by campaigners, celebrities, philanthropists and policymakers alike. A much more sophisticated debate is needed.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
This grass may hold the key to improving milk yields from cows kept by small-scale farmers across the African continent.
Capturing cow urine could allow us to reduce the amount of damaging nitrate and nitrous oxide that ends up in the environment.
Cow burps and farts are no joke – they’re a big factor in climate change. A new study shows that daily seaweed supplements could tame this major methane source while saving ranchers money.
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Specialist, CGIAR
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Professor of Agriculture, CQUniversity Australia
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Adjunct Professor in Animal Welfare, Curtin University
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Professor Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Sustainable Development, University of Notre Dame
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate professor, UNSW
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NUPAcT/FSA Fellow in Translational Food Safety, Newcastle University
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Chair in Human-Animal Interaction, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Cattle & Sheep Production Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Media and Communication, Texas Tech University
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Guelph