By CIRCulator Editorial Staff Reprinted from: The Climate CIRCulator THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES has gotten significantly warmer over the last 100 years. Plus, the rate of warming has sped up in three of four seasons. These long-term regional warming trends are closely tied to increases in greenhouse gases, CIRC scientists have found. This “anthropogenic” (human-caused) […]
By Nicholas Kennedy Reprinted from: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability Washington State, 10th in milk production nationally, is also at the top of the list for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced from dairy cattle. According to the latest statistics by the EPA, in 2012 Washington State ranked 8th in methane (CH4) emissions from dairy manure […]
By Craig Frear Reprinted from: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability Nobel Peace Prize recipient and Director of the Purdue University Climate Change Research Center, Dr. Otto Doering, recently gave a keynote speech where he highlighted his definition of Wicked Problems facing the globe and the US. In brief, he used US struggles regarding affordable health […]
By Liz Whitefield Reprinted from the Animal Agriculture and Climate Change July 29, 2014 eNewsletter If you’ve avoided all screens and print since the end of last week, you might have missed the media attention that an article received, titled: “Land, irrigation, water, greenhouse gas, and reactive nitrogen burdens of meat, eggs, and dairy production […]
By Kristy Borrelli Reprinted from: REACCH High-tech tools help us better understand natural and human-managed ecosystems. Troy Magney When I began working with REACCH last year, it was interesting that no matter where I went or who I spoke to, the topic of precision agriculture came up. Not only were researchers studying it but farmers […]
By Georgine Yorgey Reprinted from: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability If you are interested in ensuring that farming is climate friendly you are likely to start thinking about nitrous oxide (N2O). Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas (298 times as powerful as carbon dioxide, over a 100-year time frame). And nitrous oxide from agricultural […]
By Chad Kruger Reprinted from: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability I’ve seen a lot of crazy ideas in the realm of agricultural technology and even toyed with a few crazy ideas myself. Crazy ideas seem to have an appeal in our society that exceeds any rational expectation for the likely success or concern regarding the […]
By Chad Kruger Source: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability After nearly a decade of work, we’re finally ready to “show off” our achievements in improving the environmental performance of dairies. Take a look at the brief video we recently produced describing our efforts and join us in the field on July 10th!
By Georgine Yorgey Reprinted from: WSU CSANR Perspectives on Sustainability Agriculture is a seasonal endeavor. And so the weather during each season can profoundly impact farmers and the crops they produce. Now, researchers at University of Idaho and Oregon State University are providing some new insights on how the seasonal climate has changed over the […]