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Dental pieces from sheep found in the Cueva de El Toro sampled for this study. Credit: Alejandro Sierra, UAB The study of the feeding pattern…

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Livestock presence - Eurostat NUTS2 level. Credit: Environmental Impact Assessment Review (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2024.107456…

1 IntroductionFeed availability and accessibility are two of the main challenges for tropical livestock systems, which are often under environmental stress and climatic changing conditions. In arid and semi-arid areas, these systems are…

1. IntroductionSizeable and intensive livestock industries have been emerging throughout the world to meet the increasing population’s demand for animal-based foods , resulting in massive manure production . However, inadequate animal…

EATING meat is a major contributor to two of the greatest problems humanity faces: global warming and the loss of biodiversity. Farming is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions, while the amount of…

Known funding streams for the UC Davis CLEAR Center (from founding in 2018 to May 2023) and Colorado State University AgNext at CSU (from founding in 2020 to May …

Sustainability, Vol. 16, Pages 1662: Indoor Thermal Comfort Sector: A Review of Detection and Control Methods for Thermal Environment in Livestock Buildings Sustainability doi: 10.3390/su16041662 Authors: Qiongyi Cheng Hui Wang…

IntroductionThe current global food system, and in particular the livestock industry, has been effective at providing low-cost calories to large segments of the population, but it also causes significant harm and poses serious risks.…

This section presents the main outcomes of the study, which, as already mentioned, was organized in two steps: a principal component analysis and cluster analysis. The first analysis allowed for the identification and definition of…

1. IntroductionEpizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer is an arboviral illness transmitted by Culicoides. This disease affects a broad spectrum of animals, encompassing domestic cattle, sheep, and various wildlife, including…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture awarded funds to 12 projects that aim to address food insecurity in Missouri. Through the…

JEFFERSON CITY — “Trade in agriculture has always been a critical component in driving demand for our products domestically and internationally. Today,…

Today, Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 21 youth organizations from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s 2020 Building Our American Communities grant program. In…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching the 11th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest on Monday, Feb. 2, to…

JEFFERSON CITY — Deadline to apply for 2020-2021 funding is March 27, 2020 The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for…

JEFFERSON CITY — Following three years of success, the Missouri Grown program will offer the much-anticipated holiday gift boxes for a fourth Christmas…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, Governor Mike Parson, in coordination with the Missouri Departments of Health and Senior Services and Agriculture, has approved a…

JEFFERSON CITY — To Missouri’s Grocery Retailers: We all have an important role in keeping Missouri’s food supply strong. From farm to fork, the…

JEFFERSON CITY — Thirty high school sophomores were recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced that the Missouri Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) is up and running…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced the creation of the Biofuel Infrastructure…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn and the Missouri Department of Agriculture issued the following statement related to the…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture is reminding amateur photographers across the state to enter the 2020 Focus on Missouri…

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri certified private and commercial applicators may continue to use existing stocks of the three dicamba herbicides Engenia,…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is currently accepting applications for two programs aimed…

JEFFERSON CITY — An astonishing photo featuring a rural Missouri barn standing strong following a storm is the Best in Show for the 2020 Focus on…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, Missouri State Veterinarian Dr. Steve Strubberg announced the state’s first case of Vesicular Stomatitis in a horse in Newton…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, Governor Mike Parson and Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced the creation of the Missouri Meat & Poultry Processing…

Rocklin, CA, Nov. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When you’re into food—really into food—you like to know where your food comes from. What if you could also learn that your food likes wild blackberries? Or that your food likes their…

JEFFERSON CITY — UPDATED: Aug. 3, 2020 with seed shipment address and plant destruction guidance. The Missouri Department of Agriculture has received…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced federal approval of the state’s Industrial Hemp Plan, which sets the regulatory…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri Agricultural Foundation published a study entitled Workforce Needs…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced the availability of Food Insecure Urban Agriculture Matching Grant funds of up…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced it is now accepting applications for Value-Added…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture today announced up to $50,000 for the Urban Agriculture Matching Grant Program. The Department…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that thirteen projects across Missouri will receive grant funding from the USDA’s…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that 11 projects will receive funding through the Food Insecure Urban Agriculture…

JEFFERSON CITY — For the first time in program history, the state’s Missouri Grown program will offer holiday gift boxes complete with products from…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority announced that its Agribusiness Revolving Loan Fund was…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture announced today that nine projects will receive $50,000 in total funding through the Urban…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture is offering 30 high school students representing 4-H clubs and FFA chapters, as well as farm…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn and Missouri State Veterinarian Dr. Steve Strubberg approved livestock movement papers for…

JEFFERSON CITY — Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 14 youth groups from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department…

JEFFERSON CITY — Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn announced that 14 youth groups from across Missouri were awarded grants from the Missouri Department…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture announced funding for the Farmers’ Market Promotion Matching Grant Program through…

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for anticipated funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grant…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) announced 10 businesses have been awarded value-added…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture is launching the 12th annual Focus on Missouri Agriculture photo contest to help kickoff…

JEFFERSON CITY — Today, the Missouri Department of Agriculture issued a consumer alert to advise Missourians that the Corn Xpress Bulk Corn Vending…