Ruminant Farm Systems Model

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Did you know? To prepare for the ag census, @usda_nass conducts the National Agricultural Classification Survey – going on now – to help identify all agricultural activity across the country. Sign up to be counted today: agcounts.usda.gov/static/get-cou….

“We should be doing anything we can to trim the rate of warming,” says @AtkinsonCenter Fellow and @CornellCALS Prof. @howarth_cornell. “We can do a lot of damage in the next few years. You actually run the risk of irreversible, catastrophic warming." cbsn.ws/3AKMLK8

Last. Year. Racism is not an historical artifact. It exists in the present, it is systemic, and it will continue to be so unless we put in the work to change the future.

"The agency granted loans to only 37 percent of Black applicants last year ... but accepted 71 percent of applications from white farmers" ‘Rampant issues’: Black farmers are still left out at USDA politi.co/36aETU8 via @politico

How high are your crops? Whether #kneehigh or even #chesthigh, #HappyFourthofJuly and a special shoutout to the ag community. We hope everyone has a safe and celebratory #FourthofJuly.

Landmark Growing Climate Solutions Act clears Senate farmprogress.com/farm-policy/la…

@cpbreton Good planning on his part to have a family that can pay his debts for him

Yesterday I ran into two of my grad students at the gym. I'm glad they get to see that I don't work all the time and that I don't expect that from them. I hope we can normalize that we are complex beings that enjoy multiple things! @OpenAcademics @AcademicChatter

In collaboration with BIPOC farmers across the northeast as a part of a soil carbon citizen science project. Field researcher Briana just tested SFF soils, showing us how everything is done and what it all means for the land and our farming practices.

@BioBeef @ucdavis @ucdavisvetmed @ChittendenNate Ha! They are mischievous! Good thing they're so cute and have high components :)

😱went out to check on our calves at the @ucdavis beef barn & my peaceful existence was shattered by incessant rattling THEY’RE BACK! The Jerseys are back in town for a week for @ucdavisvetmed class & they have already rebroken the pipes feeding the water trough @ChittendenNate

Farm systems models like RuFaS can play a key role in quantifying carbon capture that is less expensive (and more practical) than soil testing at the scale that would be needed for verification of carbon credits.

As @BenHoulton points out, soil carbon sequestration is an exciting opportunity for farmers to contribute to climate solutions. In addition to the cost of implementation, verification of carbon capture can be a major barrier. thehill.com/opinion/energy…

Still lots of potential to increase efficiency of animal production in developing countries which would have meaningful impact on food supply with little or no increase in emissions.

More questions than answers from Dr. Boggess but you can't get the right answers if you don't ask the right questions. Did you know that RuFaS got it's start under Dr.Boggess at the DFRC? What’s carbon got to do with it? progressivedairy.com/topics/manure/…

Our first RuFaS pub. describing the Animal Module is ready for reading! Thanks to the work of @forage_guru @ErmiasKebreab @drtric and many others! The Ruminant Farm Systems Animal Module: A Biophysical Description of Animal Management mdpi.com/1105974 via @MDPIOpenAccess

Mike was an 'out of the box' thinker and great advocate for all students. His contributions will be remembered and his presence will be missed

@hoffsbeefs @JaysonLusk @drsplace @ASmithUCD And that the impacts of Climate Change are already unequally felt by different socioeconomic classes. A carbon tax on basic goods will be an unfair burden for those with lower incomes while not impacting consumption at the higher end

.@ASmithUCD says we should feel $0.42 of guilt per 8oz steak (due to GHG emissions), equivalent to driving 21 miles. Similar to my crude estimates that if we behave as if beef were $0.35/lb higher, externality would be internalized asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/should-i-… jaysonlusk.com/blog/2019/3/4/…

@hoffsbeefs @JaysonLusk @drsplace @ASmithUCD $50/$3000 of $100/$6000= 1.67%, closer to 2% and this would be on top of other cost of living increases. My point is not that this would necessarily increase rates of hunger or malnutrition in half the population but that the impacts would be inequitably distributed.

To build sustainable farming systems we need to move past one-size fits all solutions

The qualifications for the USDA Organic label has good intentions but do not guarantee positive ecological outcomes. A Giant Organic Farm Faces Criticism That It's Harming The Environment npr.org/2021/05/03/989…