Cold weather is kinder to larger animals, because of “thermal efficiency”. This is why the largest bear, whales, deer and even quail are found in the northern extremes of their ranges. Pigs are no exception, […]
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‘Plant-Based Meat’ May Be Problematic After All
“Is fake meat safe?
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Why This Cattle Farmer Moves His Cows Every Day
Methane emissions from cattle contribute to climate change – but Will Harris says he has a solution.
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On the Elk Trail: Episode 6 – When do Elk Migrate?
Quoting the producers of the video below, “Each fall, thousands of elk flood out of the mountains in a mass migration. Without calendars or clocks, how does the herd decide when to move? This amazing, […]
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The Resistance to Holistic Wildlife Management
Across the West as well as in Texas, agencies, universities, governmental and conservation organizations resist holistic wildlife and agricultural management practices. Most Western public grazing rules make holistic grazing very difficult if not impossible In this […]
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Did the IPCC Say We Must Quit Eating Meat?
The climate activists are widely reporting that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has declared that we all have to be vegetarians. But is that true? As quoted below, IPCC’s 107 climate-change gurus recently […]
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New Numbers Show Conservation Soil-Tilling Method as Profitable as Conventional Ways
Conservation soil tillage is a proven farming practice that would work great around Pitchstone Waters in Idaho’s Teton Valley. As the authors describe, conservation tillage involves less work and produces more profit for farmers. In […]
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Rancher Focuses On Keeping His Land Healthy
Plants and animals evolved together over many millions of years. In so doing, they grew to need each other. As a result, plants need animals as much as animals need plants. This is the basic […]
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Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here’s The Science
Quoting the authors of the article below, “The grass-fed movement is based on a large idea, one known as regenerative agriculture or holistic management. It holds that grazing ruminant populations are key to a healthy […]
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How Long Before These Salmon Are Gone? ‘Maybe 20 Years’
The eight dams discussed in the article below are artifacts of a well-intentioned, big-government mega-project that backfired. On the Columbia and Snake rivers, this mindset wiped out a 60-million fish salmon run. . This massive […]
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