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As Milk Production Cools In Summer, Farmers Try To Help Cows Take The Heat

Mose Buchele

July 21, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, McGregor, Texas

American cows are not typically made to withstand the warmer summers occurring across the United States. To combat the negative side effect of a decrease in milk production, farmers are trying solutions such as using fans and misting water and even going so far as to create a new breed of cow.

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Native Bees And Alfalfa Farmers — A Seedy Love Story

Aaron Scott

July 09, 2018 |

NPR |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Touchet, Washington

Approximately twenty-five percent of the United State's alfalfa seed is produced in Walla Walla County, Washington, thanks in part to farmers successfully cultivating a unique working relationship with the region's native alkali bees. Through trial and error, the farmers have learned how to create a safe habitat for the bees to thrive, which in turn benefits their crucial crop.

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Surf And Turf: To Reduce Gas Emissions From Cows, Scientists Look To The Ocean

Merrit Kennedy

July 03, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

A new research experiment at University of California, Davis is seeing immediate results in the reduction of methane produced from cows by changing the cow's diet to incorporate seaweed. This successful effort could prove to be a major component in the state's plan to reduce methane emissions by 40 percent in the next 12 years.

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How Eating Seaweed Can Help Cows to Belch Less Methane

Judith Lewis Mernit

July 02, 2018 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Davis, California

In California, cows emit as much methane per year as the equivalent of 2.5 million cars. To reduce this impact, researchers are testing a change in diet for dairy cows that implements seaweed into their daily feed. So far, results are showing over a 50 percent drop in methane emissions, while milk production has remained consistent or increased.

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How Healthy Soil Practices Balance Anecdotal and Scientific Observation

Christopher Biddle

May 15, 2018 |

KSJD |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Gunnison, Colorado

There's a movement rising to promote better cattle farming practices through the use of healthy soil, which means introducing more carbon into the land. Farmers throughout the agriculture industry are finding that by feeding cattle in carbon poor pastures, they are able to rejuvenate the land through leftover carbon-rich hay and manure.

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Saving Our Food Supply in the Face of Climate Change

Rowan Jacobsen

May 01, 2018 |

Eating Well |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

"Sometimes going backwards is making progress," says Dennis Moroney, a rancher in Arizona working alongside other ranchers, scientists and farmers to find a viable solution for growing crops in an increasingly warm and dry climate. This mindset has turned to methodology for this group. Rather than try to adapt current land to the hot temperature, they're finding that the best bet may be to utilize crops and livestock already known to thrive in hot, arid climates.

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Navigating drought: The app saving Kenya's herders

Ndoni Khanyile

May 01, 2018 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Kenya, Namanga

An app, using satellite mapping technology to locate green pasture and water, helps herders in southern Kenya navigate droughts. The tool may go a long way towards saving both herds and livelihoods from the ravages of a dry climate.

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Can Dirt Save the Earth?

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

April 18, 2018 |

The New York Times Magazine |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Marin, California

One tactic for combatting climate change has to do with soil health. Soil can withdraw and store carbon from the atmosphere—at a higher rate when covered by manure—and also supports long-term soil sustainability and saves farmers money. Because agriculture already consumes much of the world's surface, proponents of carbon farming envision a world where large swathes of land act as a carbon sink. Potential drawbacks and things left to explore include how to produce compost without creating more energy than it saves and how to use cows effectively when they also contribute much of the carbon in the atmosphere.

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How close are we to a hamburger grown in a lab?

Charlotte Hawks

March 08, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

Could clean meat be the solution for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, feeding an ever-growing human population and saving water? A growing number of food innovators think so, as do investors such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson. Although too expensive to hit the market immediately, production is in the works to create clean meat from animal cells that may be better for human health and the health of the environment.

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Less water, no soil, more fodder: Kenya farmers beat drought

Justus Wanzala

February 09, 2018 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Timau

Over 5000 farmers across Kenya have begun using hydroponic techniques to grow fodder for their cows. This trend ensures milk production is still high in time of drought, when traditionally grown grass doesn’t do well. Groups including Hydroponics Kenya and Grandeur Africa have trained farmers in these water-saving techniques.

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