Bayer 2nd Federal Jury Says Roundup Contributes to Causing Cancer Roundup’s reckoning approaches. NOTE: the content below was published to the The Epoch Times eEdition Article on March 21, 2019. 2nd Federal Jury Says Roundup Contributes to Causing Cancer ENVIRONMENT – BOWEN XIAO A U.S. jury ruled March 19 that agrochemical company Monsanto’s weed killer product, Roundup, was
cultural Do Bighorn and Deer Teach Each Other? Although the answer to this question might seem to be an obvious “yes”, many wildlife management practices assume the opposite. This paper studies bighorn and moose migrations, but its conclusions apply to many other wild species. For example many wildlife managers believe they can shoot (“manage”) wildlife from the same
American Antelope Did the American Cheetah Make the Pronghorn Fast? The pronghorn antelope got fast trying to outrun the American Cheetah.
Cattle Extremely Old MacDonald Stays on Farm The proliferation of labor saving devices has made it possible for today’s farmers and ranchers to remain active longer than previous generations could. And, as mentioned in this article, many young women are able to run these properties for the same reasons. NOTE: this article was originally published to
"Invasion Biology" Saving the World with Fake Meat? According to the author, the UN’s most recent conclusion on climate change is that we must all adopt “demand reduction” of meat if the human species wishes to survive. In short, everyone must learn how to live on less. In this context, plant-based fake meat, which food scientists have
Bighorn Bighorn Sheep The bighorn sheep is named for its massive, spiral horns, which in the male can reach lengths of over a metre and weigh up to 14 kilograms, equalling the weight of the entire skeleton. The coat of this species is hairy rather than woolly, and coloured glossy brown in the
Bio-Diversity The New Grizzly Hunters Hunters have always provided the majority of conservation funding – from their own pockets. Imagine if non-hunting conservationists would match them. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on December 6, 2018. It was written by Todd Wilkinson. Creative conservationists search for innovative ways to pay for the natural
Bio-Diversity A Wild Idea to Solve the Wild Horse Problem Subsidizing wild horse and burro adoption would slash costs to taxpayers and be more humane to the animals. NOTE: this article was originally published to PERC.org on December 8, 209. It was written by Hannah Downey and Tate Watkins. If you can’t drag them away, can you pay
Conservation The Ken Burns American Heritage Prize Named in honor of America’s most revered visual historian and documentary filmmaker, the Ken Burns American Heritage Prize presented by American Prairie Reserve will recognize artists, authors, conservationists, educators, filmmakers, historians and scientists whose body of work has advanced our collective understanding of the indomitable American spirit. Learn more:
food What Foods Are Banned in Europe but Not Banned in the U.S.? The Europeans are far more conscious of food safety and quality than the United States. Whatever our criticisms of their system, they are far ahead of us in this respect. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on December 28, 2018. It was written by Roni Caryn Rabin.
Bio-Diversity The Insect Apocalypse Is Here The widespread use of agricultural chemicals – fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, antibiotics – is doing increasing damage to nature. The implications are ominous. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on November 27, 2018. It was written by Brooke Jarvis. Sune Boye Riis was on a bike ride with his youngest
"Invasion Biology" 6 Reasons Why The Practice of Silvopasture Will Help Save Modern Farming Silvopasture (in Latin, silva means forest) is the practice of combining woodland (trees) and the grazing of domesticated animals in a mutually beneficial way. Specific silvopasture benefits are discussed below. NOTE: this article was originally published to GreenBiz.com on August 4, 2018, 2019. It was written by Steve Gabriel.
"Invasion Biology" Montreal Turns to Coyote Hazing After 19 People Are Bitten Beginning in the late 1800s, government-funded eradication programs eliminated most wolves in the United States. This policy was based on a complete failure to understand the importance of predators in natural systems. Many unintended consequences followed this misguided practice. It did great damage to wild animal populations, and their decline
"Invasion Biology" Can Cows Help Mitigate Climate Change? Yes, They Can! Livestock and other so-called “invasive exotic” animals can replace missing wild animals’ beneficial effects on plants when they are managed to copy natural grazing patterns. These and other innovations of restoration agriculture practices are discussed in the article below. NOTE: this article was originally published to Daily.Jstro.org on
Agriculture Female Ranchers Are Reclaiming the American West Here is an inspirational report about the growing leadership of women in ranching. Our mechanized era has eliminated women’s disadvantage in terms of strength. With the removal of this handicap, women’s nurturing instincts and intuitive grasp of holistic principles make them – in many ways – better ranchers than men.
Antibiotics 22 Out of 25 Burger Chains Get F For Antibiotics in Beef Supply More than 70 percent of all antibiotics used in the U.S. are fed to confined livestock—cattle, pigs and chickens—and by some estimates, about 75 percent of those antibiotics are passed through to humans. NOTE: this article was originally published to KSAT.com on November 13, 2018. It
Acornseekers Acornseekers Brings Jamón Ibérico to Texas Free-range Spanish pigs, living on natural forage including acorns, produce pork that is celebrated by gourmets around the world. In Texas, anti-competitive regulations and bureaucratic red tape effectively prevent Texans from marketing free-range “feral” pigs, many of which occupy ranges that are similar to those of Spain. NOTE: this article
Animal Wyoming’s Incredible Animal Migrations Revealed as Never Before “Here is a wonderful video showing animal movements around Yellowstone and Teton National Parks. In a first-of-its-kind mapping project by the University of Wyoming, researchers track how elk, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, and pronghorn use Wyoming and Colorado wilderness areas. Private landowners are integral to this. In order to
California’s Camp Fire Trapped in Paradise Decades of neglect have turned much of America’s forests into fire traps. Many need immediate attention to reduce brush, dead trees and overcrowding.
beef America's Ten Most Popular Cattle Breeds European cattle descended from the species Bos taurus, unlike many Indian, Asian and African breeds which descend from Bos indicus. Beef lovers take note: The most successful commercial breeds in the United States are European and the best beef, by far, comes from the British breeds mentioned below. NOTE: this
Beaver Beavers in Utah Utah’s population of beaver has recovered since the days when they were trapped by mountain men, but some people wonder if moving beaver to traditional habitat may help deal with drought. Beaver were found across Texas, including far-West Texas. Their restoration would be cheap and transformative.
Agriculture Maybe This is Why You Don't Like the Research Coming From Land Grant Colleges This thoughtful article discusses inadequate funding for the land grant colleges and how this shortfall affects research. Not mentioned is that, faced with this continual funding crisis, the land grant colleges have accepted massive funding from the agro and chemical giants, who obviously demand that they support their policies and
food safety Game Ranch Fined for Pesticide Misuse in Hill Country Bat Cave Incident Pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, antibiotics and countless harmful additives are used on our farms and ranches every day. The only differences in the events described in this article and millions of similar episodes across the country is that bats enjoy broad protection under the Endangered Species Act and related agency
"Invasion Biology" Disease Threatening Deer Population Has Spread to 26 States According to this article, Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was first “discovered” in mule deer at a wildlife research facility in Colorado in 1967. Here is, as Paul Harvey used to say, “The rest of the story.” The so-called “discovery” occurred in the Front Range experimental station in Fort Collins. Early
"Invasion Biology" DNA Of Wolf Declared Extinct In Wild Lives On In Texas Pack More on the ‘discovery’ of Red Wolves in Texas. The real hero is “Wil E. Coyote” the indomitable little wolf of our Southwestern Deserts. Like his roadrunner cartoon adversary, Coyote has run circles around the ‘conservation’ scientists and their publicly funded, 100-year eradication campaign whose waste is exceeded only by
