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What Should Farmers Know About Climate Change? Livestock & Carbon Sequestration

2017-06-19 18:55:33| National Farmers Union

By Jonathan Reinbold, Sustainability, Research & Grant Manager at Organic Valley Heres an interesting paradox: livestock is both a major contributor to and a solution for excess carbon in the atmosphere, which is intensifying climate change. The most conservative estimates suggest that raising livestock accounts for nearly 15% of global greenhouse gases emitted each year; the […]

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