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COWS GRAZING ON A FARM WITH A GEEEN MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE

Cow plague threatening ranches in southern Europe

Disease

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, is typically found in the tropics and affects cattle, deer and other animals. But due to abnormally high temperatures in Europe, cases are now spreading quickly across Spain, Italy and France. The virus causes internal bleeding, miscarriages and sterility. It’s rarely fatal, but ranchers are concerned for their animals and livelihoods.

The walnut forests of southern Kyrgyzstan sprawl along the tops of steep hills. They are believed to be the largest natural walnut forest on earth.

Kyrgyzstan’s walnut forests dwindle with increased cattle farming, climate change

Environment
Fields growing soybeans for the global market have replaced dense rainforest along the Brazilian Amazon’s 'arc of deforestation.'

For illegal loggers in the Brazilian Amazon, ‘there is no fear of being punished’

The Amazon's carbon tipping point
A cow

The Quapaw tribe hopes a cattle slaughterhouse will provide jobs in rural Oklahoma

Economics
The metal casing suspended from this cow's collar contains a chemical mixture that repels tstse flies.

African farmers are saving their cows with some antelope cologne

Health
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Red Poll cattle have been called in to help manage the species-rich meadows around Havering, England that are home to many wildflowers, bees and bird species.

New lawn ‘mooers’ keep the grass trimmed in East London’s parks

Environment

The town council in Havering, England, has turned to cows instead of lawnmowers to keep parks and other green spaces neat and trim. Locals say traditional grazing promotes biodiversity and could save half a million dollars over 10 years.The town council in Havering, England, has turned to cows instead of lawnmowers to keep parks and other green spaces neat and trim. Locals say traditional grazing promotes biodiversity and could save half a million dollars over 10 years.

Steaks cooking in a skillet.

Yes, steak is expensive. But its true cost is even higher than you may think

Environment

Is it time to seriously consider a change in your diet? A new study says beef production is a huge resource hog and major polluter — even when compared to producing poultry and eggs.Is it time to seriously consider a change in your diet? A new study says beef production is a huge resource hog and major polluter — even when compared to producing poultry and eggs.

If Derek Gow and other advocates of "rewilding" get their way, creatures like his Heck cattle will once again roam wild through parts of Europe.

‘Rewilding’ activists aim to bring back some long-extinct beasts to Europe

Environment

There’s a movement afoot in the UK and beyond to reintroduce a host of long-eradicated species, from wolves and bears to wild cows, rhinos and elephants.There’s a movement afoot in the UK and beyond to reintroduce a host of long-eradicated species, from wolves and bears to wild cows, rhinos and elephants.

Perhaps 70 percent of workers at Idaho's dairy farms are foreign-born, mostly from Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua

For a lesson on immigration reform, head to an Idaho dairy farm

Business, Economics and Jobs

This week, hundreds of conservative business, faith, and agricultural leaders are in Washington lobbying for broad immigration reform. Here’s why.

Among Kenya’s Maasai, traditional ways are falling to climate change

Environment

Kenya’s Maasai people have a distinct culture — distinct clothes and and habits that make them stand out among people. But that historic way of life is threatened by climate change, making their traditional lifestyle increasingly untenable.

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