Category: Solutions
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Keeping Cows Cool With Less Water and Energy
Photo: cows cool off at UC Davis. (Paul Fortunato/UC Davis) Innovative cooling technologies tested on dairy cows at the University of California, Davis, are addressing the long-standing challenge of keeping dairy cows cool in heat-stressed California. Standard livestock cooling methods, such as fans and sprinkling cows with water, require significant amounts of electricity and water.…
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A Cheerful Story About Environmental Conservation (Really and Truly)
October is National Seafood Month, and I have a surprise for you. It’s a cheerful story about environmental conservation. I’m serious. Don’t roll your eyes in disbelief and click away to Facebook right now; stay with me. I know the headlines about the environment have been dire recently, particularly when it comes to seafood. But…
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Farmers’ efforts to help environment benefit Lancaster County farms
Mill Creek flows through a riparian buffer on the Mahlon Stoltzfus farm in New Holland. Trees and shrubs along the banks prevent erosion and provide a cool, shady habitat for fish. Photo by Philip Gruber Mahlon Stoltzfus’ cattle — eight or 10 dairy and beef animals he keeps for family use — go down for…
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Man using technology to improve water usage in farming
LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) — In this Sept. 19, 2017 photo, Jeff Reed holds a wireless rain sensor, which helps reduce his draw of water from the Yellowstone River, in Montana. Reed makes use of the latest technology to reduce water use and improve soil quality on his land in Paradise Valley. (Nate Howard /Livingston Enterprise…
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Coastal wetlands can significantly reduce property damage due to hurricanes
Coastal wetlands are an effective first line of defense and act by slowing down storm surges and reducing flooding. Kelly Fike/USFWS, CC BY A 12-year “hurricane drought” during which no major hurricanes formed in the Atlantic ended dramatically in 2017. The devastating impacts of Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria across the United States and the…
