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With extreme spring weather, cows in early lactation may need supplementation
2018-04-26 21:24:54| Beef
Whether its not enough moisture or too much, cows in early lactation may need supplementation to make up for poor forage conditions.
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Extreme Weather Conditions, Climate Change Account for 40% of Wheat Production Variability
2017-07-06 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) scientists have proposed a new approach for identifying the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the variability of global and regional wheat production. The study analysed the effect of heat and water anomalies on crop losses over a 30-year period.
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As Extreme Weather Sweeps Across U.S., Is New Democratic Platform on Climate Change Too Weak?
2016-06-29 10:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Democracy Now: Extreme weather is sweeping across the United States, from scorching heat in the Southwest to uncontrollable wildfires in California, to deadly flooding in Appalachia. In West Virginia, at least 23 people have died in once-in-a-thousand-year flooding, and a number of people remain missing across the state. Meanwhile, wildfires are raging up and down the state of California. At least two people have died, and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. May was the 13th straight month to smash global temperature...
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Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
2016-05-31 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. But these chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged...
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Extreme weather increasing level of toxins in food, scientists warn
2016-05-30 19:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. But these chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged...
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