LIVESTOCK AGRICULTURE

WHERE AND HOW IT IT USED.

• Livestock is used in many different ways and in many different places.
• Some things their used for is food,fiber, and labor.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• NPDES Permit required if CAFO discharges to a water of the U.S.(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.)
• Large CAFOs that land apply manure must meet nutrient planning requirements.(Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation.)

IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT

• Green House Gases(GHG).
• Overgrazing.
• Compaction.
• Erosion.
• Global warming.
• Food, livestock gives us food to eat.
• Hides, they create jobs for people who make clothing and numerous other items.

AFFECTS ON MINNESOTANS

• Climate change.
• Pollution.

RECENT NEWS

• President Donald Trump's budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won't be resold for slaughter.
• This means he is capturing wild horses and selling them to foreign countries and slaughtering them for food for the foreigners.