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Understanding Citizen Complaints Regarding Michigan Agricultural Operations [PDF]
citizen complaints, environmental compliance, livestock farms, manure management, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Q24, Q53, Q58,
Hadrich, Joleen C., Wolf, Christopher A.
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a low‐cost, adaptable agroforestry practice that enhances land restoration by promoting systematic integration of naturally regenerating trees within farming systems through tree selection and management.
Irene Awino Ojuok +5 more
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Studying goose domestication through archaeological finds has been challenging due to the similar skeletal morphology of the European domestic goose and its wild progenitor, the greylag goose (Anser anser). We analyzed stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes from bone collagen of subfossil domestic and potentially domestic geese to ...
Johanna Honka +7 more
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Biochar-composting substantially reduces methane and air pollutant emissions from dairy manure
Environmental Research LettersDairy manure is one of the largest sources of methane (CH _4 ) emissions and air pollution from agriculture. In a previous study, we showed that composting dairy manure with biochar substantially reduces CH _4 emissions and could help the dairy industry ...
Brendan P Harrison +5 more
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Frontiers in Food Science and TechnologyIntroductionBuffalo livestock is a vital asset for the economy of the southern Italy regions. The increased number of buffalo farms which produce D.O.P mozzarella cheese raised concerns on the environmental impact of their manure management systems ...
Antoine Ghanem +8 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter +6 more
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Assessment of selected soil parameters in a long-term Western Canadian organic field experiment [PDF]
, 2007 A long-term field study was used to compare soil nitrogen and phosphorous status, and soil aggregate stability in organic and conventional cropping systems. Two rotations were tested: a grain only and a grain-alfalfa hay rotation.
Chen, Yu Ying +5 more
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More than proteins for empty stomachs: Wild meat in the BaTonga food system
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Our paper highlights the limitations of the framework used by many conservation‐focused programmes that incorporate food security objectives. This framework encourages the substitution of wild proteins with domestic proteins by promoting animal farming in communities located near conservation areas.
Muriel Figuié +5 more
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ECONOMIC AND STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIPS IN U.S. HOG PRODUCTION [PDF]
Rapid change in the size and ownership structure of U.S. hog production has created new and varied challenges for the industry. This report describes an industry becoming increasingly concentrated among fewer and larger farms, and becoming more ...
Key, Nigel D., McBride, William D.
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Effects of organic matter input on soil microbial properties and crop yields in conventional and organic cropping systems [PDF]
, 2008 Unlike conventional cropping systems, which are characterised by targeted short-term fertility management, organic farming systems depend on long-term increase in soil fertility and promotion of soil biodiversity.
Chirinda, Mr Ngonidzashe +2 more
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