By David Schmidt Reprinted from: Animal Ag Dr. Larry Jacobson, one of the leaders on this project, attended a national conference in Washington DC in December. He wanted to share a short summary of the conference with you. Here is his reflection. During a two day conference last month in Washington, DC, put on by […]
By David Schmidt Reprinted from: Animal Ag The big news this past week was the official declaration by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that globally 2014 was the hottest year since 1880. I will not be discussing this data as I am not a climate scientist. However, I do think is important for […]
By David Schmidt Reprinted from: Animal Ag It is good to be part of a team. Crystal Powers, University of Nebraska Agricultural Engineer and AACC project coordinator will be helping with blog posts this year (as will be others on the team). She is starting with the first in a series of thoughts on SOILS! […]
By David Schmidt Reprinted from: Animal Ag Happy New Year to all of you! Now back to the work at hand. Livestock – Climate Change’s Forgotten Sector: Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption is a report that you all should read. The premise is that although animal agriculture is among the major contributors […]