Livestock grazing influences insect populations in the Himalayas
Domestic grazers are increasingly replacing wild herbivores in ecosystems around the world, leading to insidious changes in ...
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Livestock grazing is changing soil, plants, and insect populations
Spiders are declining in livestock-grazed areas, while ticks and mites are increasing. This change affects ecosystems and ...
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Colombia’s cattle traceability bill awaits approval as deforestation spikes
Lawmakers in Colombia are considering new regulations that would make it easier to track the movement of cattle as they’re ...
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Cattle calmer when they catch the scent of a nursing cow
A synthetic pheromone that mimics the scent of a lactating mother cow is starting to show its value in cattle handing.
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Livestock grazing influences insect populations in the Himalayas
While spider numbers dropped under livestock grazing, tick and mite populations drastically increased. Although what exactly is causing the spider numbers to drop is not fully clear, the ...
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Livestock Grazing/National Environmental Policy Act: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to U.S. Forest Service Allotments
The United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (“9th Circuit”) addressed in a February 11th Memorandum a challenge to a United States Forest ...
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UCD: Molasses can tempt cattle's sweet tooth
Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam far and wide to graze or stick close to the herd, water supplies and feed stations.
LaMalfa grazing in wildfire prevention bill passes through committee
The House Natural Resources Committee passed Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s bill, H.R. 1110, the Grazing for Wildfire Risk Reduction Act, out of markup. According to LaMalfa’s office, the legislation ...