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Cattle are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But there are methods that can reduce their climate impact – if ranchers have incentive to use them.
A disfiguring disease of cattle and buffalo has arrived on our doorstep. We need to keep lumpy skin disease out of Australia, while preparing for the almost inevitable outbreak.
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.
Top contributors
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Specialist, CGIAR System Organization
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Professor of Agriculture, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Associate professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Associate professor, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Cattle & Sheep Production Medicine, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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