Category: Effects On The Environment

 

Talk is Cheap: These Farmers Ain’t Just Talkin’

June 11, 2019

How can a dairy farm generate enough energy to power 3,000 homes? Imagine a farmer reducing nitrogen emissions by 90 percent, and another diverting 2,000 pounds of food otherwise destined for landfills. More about these real-life dairy sustainability stories in my latest blog.


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Whatever Happened to Balanced Diets?

January 22, 2019

Are you finished with extreme dietary recommendations? I find it somewhat remarkable that after decades of discovering extreme diets that eliminate certain food groups are unhealthy at best and harmful at worst, a new extremist recommendation is unveiled with fanfare. In my new blog, I explain exactly why it’s misguided and call for the return of balance!


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A Critical Step: Engaging Students about Animal Ag & Antibiotics

June 4, 2018

At a time when the general population is more removed from agriculture than ever before, it is critically important to engage our youth. A recent exchange I had with students in Arizona reminded me that we must seize every opportunity to provide a window into our world. I share our exchange in my latest blog in hopes it will spark ideas and interest among others in agriculture.


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