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Study Links Permian Blowouts With Wastewater Injection
Fluids traveled 12 miles underground before reaching an abandoned oil well and shooting to the surface (know as "wastewater injection"). It’s the first scientific proof of a phenomenon local landowners have long warned was occurring. ...
Harnessing the Power of Mushrooms to Clean Up Our Soil
Mycoremediation -- the use of fungi to degrade contaminants -- shows great promise and the power of mushrooms, but still has a long way to go. Fifteen years ago, Danielle Stevenson, former urban agriculture coordinator in Victoria, British...
Global Rush for Farmland Could Trigger World War, Documentary Argues
A global network of powerful entities, fueled in part by Wall Street, is buying up farmland and water around the world. This global land rush has led to wrecked wells and lost farms from Arizona to Zambia — and it risks sowing the seeds for...
The Impact of Management on the Carbon Footprint of Beef Production
Management DOES Play a Role on the Carbon Footprint of Beef Production. It is possible that Oklahoma farm and ranch operations may someday pay attention to the price of carbon in the same way they track market reports of commodities and...
Labor Crisis: Why is there a Shortage of Plumbers and Electricians?
By Andrew Dorn, Courtesy of TheHill.com WHAT'S CAUSING THE GREAT LABOR CRISIS FOR ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS? America is facing a skilled labor shortage with longtime tradesmen aging out of the workforce and a new talent pipeline that...
Waste Deep: How Tyson Foods Pollutes US Waterways and Which States Bear the Brunt
By Omanjana Goswami and Stacy Woods , Courtesy of ucsusa.org Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest meat and poultry producer, released hundreds of millions of pounds of pollutants from its slaughterhouses and processing plants into local waterways...
Applying the Soil Health Principles to Fit Your Operation
By Shaye Koester-Wanner, Courtesy of Drovers.com SOIL HEALTH PRINCIPLES In Season 7, Episode 17 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast, Caitlin Word shares how cattle producers in all regions with different goals can regenerate...
Can Cows Flip the Climate Narrative?
By Jane Byrne, Courtesy of Feed Navigator CAN COWS FLIP THE CLIMATE NARRATIVE? Over the past five years, a research alliance has created tools for estimating the carbon footprint of grazing ruminant animals, and it has generated some...
Want to Recycle Your Own Water at Home? A New Proposal Could Make That Easier in Colorado
RECYCLE YOUR OWN WATER REALITIES Legislation under consideration would ease the way for new homes in Colorado to adopt water-recycling systems. It would change state laws that have made the state one of the slowest in the region to adopt the...
United Ecology: Featured Project 2022, Rafter W Ranch
UNITED ECOLOGY FEATURES LANCE WHEELER'S FAMILY RANCH IN 2022 Located on the shortgrass prairie in eastern Colorado, Rafter W Ranch is certified by Audubon’s Conservation Ranching Initiative. The owner, Lance Wheeler, has a deep interest in...
Keyline Design … It Benefits You, the Cattle, and the Land
KEYLINE DESIGN ALLOWS RAINFALL TO SPREAD MORE EVENLY IMPROVING SOIL FERTILITY Keyline design is a land management practice that uses the natural ridges and contours of a property’s topography to slow, spread, and sink rainwater. Doing so...
Birds and Beef: A Symbiotic Relationship
BIRDS AND BEEF. CAN'T HAVE ONE WITHOUT THE OTHER. Ranchers are stewards of the land, ensuring grasslands and forages are good quality and subsequently providing habitat for wildlife. Marshall Johnson, chief conservation officer for National...
The Fungal Evangelist Who Would Save the Bees
By Merlin Sheldrake, Courtesy of nautil.us SAVE THE BEES. SAVE THE PLANET. If anyone knows about going fungal, it’s Paul Stamets. I have often wondered whether he has been infected with a fungus that fills him with mycological...