AGRICULTURE- LIVESTOCK

WHERE ANE HOW IS IT USED IN MN

• LDT and CFTM. We have farm land everywhere cities aren't.
• We use pigs, cattle, chickens, turkeys, and lambs to produce meat, we use their waste for fertilization.

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• Permits are required if it meets specific conditions
• You need permits if CAFO (concentrated animal feeding operation)discharges to a body of water in the U.S.

THE IMPACTS

• The impact of this "livestock revolution" is likely to have significant consequences for human health, the environment and the global economy, The livestock sector, including feed production and transport, is responsible for about 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.

CHANGE IN ENVIRONMENT

• Climate change, deforestation, genetic engineering, irrigation problems, pollutants, soil degradation, and waste.

NEWS

• Fall calving season may yield higher returns for southeastern beef producers
• Calving between mid-September and mid-November, was most profitable and had the smallest amount of variation in profits, meaning fall calving was less risky as compared to spring calving, researchers found.

CITE

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170523124125.htm
• https://www.epa.gov/agriculture/agriculture-laws-and-regulations-apply-your...
• http://www.netstate.com/economy/mn_economy.htm