'Livestock producers' presentation slideshows

Zoonotic Diseases: Connections between Animal and Human Health

Zoonotic Diseases: Connections between Animal and Human Health. Glenda Dvorak DVM, MS, MPH, DACVPM Center for Food Security and Public Health Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Zoonoses: What are they?. Definitions. Zoonosis Greek: zoon=animal; noson=disease

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Biodiversity and Land Use

Biodiversity and Land Use. Saving Species from Us. I. Dilemmas of Land Use Policy. Types of land use in the United States Urban Small proportion of land (about 3%) but growing rapidly due to urban/suburban sprawl Most of US population housed in urban areas (about five-sixths)

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Using Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance to Manage Your Risks

Using Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) Insurance to Manage Your Risks. Jeffrey E. Tranel, Colorado State University National Risk Management Education Conference Pre-Conference Seminar 2013 April 2 . Managing Risks With PRF Insurance. PRF Insurance.

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Biofuel Feedstock Options and Conversion Platforms for Today and Tomorrow

Biofuel Feedstock Options and Conversion Platforms for Today and Tomorrow. Kevin B. Hicks Eastern Regional Research Center, ARS/USDA 600 E. Mermaid Lane Wyndmoor, PA 19038 Kevin.hicks@ars.usda.gov. USDA Global Conference on Agricultural Biofuels: Research and Economics

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Drought Assistance

Dr. Jody Campiche Assistant Professor & Extension Economist Agricultural Policy Oklahoma State University September 13, 2011. Drought Assistance. Drought Assistance. CRP Emergency Haying/Grazing Disaster Programs Emergency Loans Crop Insurance.

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Earthworms

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Striving for Economically Sustainable Livestock Production

Striving for Economically Sustainable Livestock Production. Ken Kelley Regional Farm and Agribusiness Management Agent. Things Livestock Producers Cannot Control.

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Impacts on the Livestock Sector

Impacts on the Livestock Sector. 2014 Farm Bill Education Conference Kansas City, Missouri September 4, 2014 David P. Anderson Professor and Extension Economist. Policy. Overview. LFP, LIP, etc. COOL Spillover Effects And a Few Others. Livestock Title.

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Summary of Findings and Progress: Grasslands

Summary of Findings and Progress: Grasslands. Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative. Jeff Thorpe Saskatchewan Research Council February 15, 2012. Grassland work under the Prairies Regional Adaptation Collaborative Two components: How vulnerable are prairie grasslands to climate change?

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Growing The U.S. Livestock Economy: The Environmental (Phosphorous Assimilation) Challenge

Growing The U.S. Livestock Economy: The Environmental (Phosphorous Assimilation) Challenge. Tyler Mark, Louisiana State University Mike Boehlje, Allan Gray, and Brad Joern, Purdue University. Department of Agricultural Economics. Objective.

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Index-Based Insurance for Livestock in the IGAD Region

24. 06. 2019. MAKING LIVEST OCK INSURANCE WORK FOR THE PASTORAL ECONOMY. Index-Based Insurance for Livestock in the IGAD Region. Ministerial Policy Roundtable 24 June 2019.

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Perennial Forage Working Group

Perennial Forage Working Group. Green Lands Blue Waters Conference November 20-21, 2013 Minneapolis. Livestock Agriculture can address multiple sustainability goals. Sediment losses from Breneman farm outwintering pastures. Pasture & Grazing in the Upper Midwest 2007 Census of Agriculture.

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Michael Jacobs June 15, 2016

Michael Jacobs June 15, 2016. Pastoralist areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion. Implementing Partners. PRIME Project. Experiences. Regular Activities Facilitate micro-finance Institutions Facilitate mobile money transfer Improve access to finance for livestock traders

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