Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in annual milk yield. Small farms are hit harder than large farms, which may be able to mitigate some of the effects through management strategies. Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a 1% decline in annual milk yield. Small farms are hit harder than large farms, which may be able to mitigate some of the effects through management strategies. Plants & Animals Agriculture Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Extreme heat impacts dairy production, and small farms are most vulnerable
