#husbandry — Public Fediverse posts
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Dairy and/ or biodiversity?
Shadeless ungulates cook at extreme temperatures"Even for the “greenest” dairy farmer, however, strong convictions about the morality of using land for food production will limit how much native biodiversity is acceptable on farm." >>
https://theconversation.com/most-nz-dairy-farmers-put-profitability-first-but-some-are-planting-native-trees-anyway-242189"Globally, agriculture is a dominant land use, with approximately 40% of the Earth's ice-free land managed by farmers and herders...When natural habitats are cleared for agriculture, most native biodiversity is lost...Habitat loss and fragmentation are compounded by the impacts of chemical inputs, invasive species and climate change on what little native biodiversity remains in agricultural landscapes... There are increasing calls to incorporate native biodiversity into farming systems." >>
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016724002158
#food #dairy #cattle #husbandry #agriculture #LandUse #NativeTrees #trees #shade #endemic #wildlife #biodiversity #extinction #ExtremeHeat #FossilFuels