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The South African Weather Service’s website states that if the maximum temperature in a particular area is expected to meet or exceed 5°C above the average maximum temperature of “the hottest month” for that area, and these conditions persist for thr

A proper introduction to cows is an important part of any Western horse’s education. Why cattle training? Because you may one day want your horse to perform in an event like ranch sorting or team penning. Or you may simply want him to be comfortable

The EWG tested thousands of produce samples, discovering 230 different pesticides and trace agricultural chemicals, and dramatic differences in the toxin loads of different fruits and vegetables. For instance, more than 98 percent of the sampled stra

SUMMER DAYS BURN HOT IN FLORIDA, South Texas, and other piggy places. And there are only so many fish you can reel in before you’re ready to shoot something. Might as well find a good farm, nestle in among the cow pies, and sweat it out until a hog t

ABOUT 14.5 PERCENT OF our greenhouse-gas emissions come from livestock. But what if you could eat a burger without having a cow? When Mark Post grew the first lab-made beef in 2013, the patty (“close to meat but not that juicy,” according to one tast

In a small lane, by a kindergarten school in Bengaluru's Victoria Layout, the white bungalow has a garden fencing it. Pomelo, guavas, lemon, mango, and sapota trees are planted around a wooden patio table, in front of the building. At one corner is a

Gerri Tucker knew exactly what she wanted when she entered the milk aisle at Mariano's: Silk's Almond and Cashew blend, which in bold lettering boasts of 10 grams of protein per serving. "It's rich, it's thick, it has a wonderful taste," said Tucker,

Around the country, dairy farms are struggling to stay open, embracing technology may be one way to make them more efficient.

Ecoanxiety is an emerging condition. Named in 2011, the American Psychological Association recently described it as the dread and helplessness that come with “watching the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts of climate change unfold, and worrying

Eat no red meat this month. We dare you. Unsplash—Brooke Lark Before you print out this post just to have the pleasure of burning it, one quick programming note: Nobody here is suggesting you give up meat forever. I couldn’t do it; the only reason I’

A new mathematical model explores the complex reasons herd animals stay with a group or leave it.

Dr. Thumbi Mwangi had a eureka moment when he began researching a cattle disease in the U.S. The treatment was the same thing his dad the farmer had him do when he was growing up in Kenya.

Advocates of grass-grazing cattle say it's better for the environment and the animals. But there's another upside: Grass-fed meat and dairy fetch a premium that can help small farms stay viable.

How and why the lovable, mistake-prone Grover was selected to teach children about science, technology, and math

Instead of 9 million dairy cows, Americans might soon be milking billions of microscopic creatures.

There are very good reasons why local and foreign hunters admire the Cape buffalo, and covet the opportunity to hunt one. They are, and will always probably be, the most numerous of all the Big Five, and as a result are generally more affordable than

Two hours. A matter of time. I would sit this stand until a coyote showed. It was pronghorn country, and this was the only water hole for miles. Then I heard ravens off to the east, downwind, croaking as if something had caught their attention. I thu

The backgrounding of beef animals takes place after they have been weaned and before they are placed in a feedlot. During this period, the animals are usually left to graze and, as a result, their daily growth is slower than if they were intensively

IN the UK we tend to keep horses and farm livestock apart. Horses belonging to farmers may be turned out with the cattle or sheep, but, on the whole, equines are managed separately. Of course, this is artificial. In pre-ice Age Britain, wild horses g

Health management is a critical factor affecting the profitability of a cattle operation. Yet establishing, maintaining and improving an effective health programme for a beef or dairy cattle herd can be difficult due to the many variables and unantic