The Cow with Ear Tag #1389

The Cow with Ear Tag #1389

Author: Kathryn Gillespie

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2018-11-12

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 022658285X

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To translate the journey from a living cow to a glass of milk into tangible terms, Kathryn Gillespie set out to follow the moments in the life cycles of individual animals—animals like the cow with ear tag #1389. She explores how the seemingly benign practice of raising animals for milk is just one link in a chain that affects livestock across the agricultural spectrum. Gillespie takes readers to farms, auction yards, slaughterhouses, and even rendering plants to show how living cows become food. The result is an empathetic look at cows and our relationship with them, one that makes both their lives and their suffering real.


Milk Money

Milk Money

Author: Kirk Kardashian

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1611680271

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The failing economics of the traditional small dairy farm, the rise of the factory mega-farm with its resultant pollution and disease, and the uncertain future of milk


The California Nitrogen Assessment

The California Nitrogen Assessment

Author: Thomas P. Tomich

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2016-06-14

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 0520962230

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Nitrogen is indispensable to all life on Earth. However, humans now dominate the nitrogen cycle, and nitrogen emissions from human activity have real costs: water and air pollution, climate change, and detrimental effects on human health, biodiversity, and natural habitats. Too little nitrogen limits ecosystem processes, while too much nitrogen transforms ecosystems profoundly. The California Nitrogen Assessment is the first comprehensive account of nitrogen flows, practices, and policies for California, encompassing all nitrogen flows—not just those associated with agriculture—and their impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing. How California handles nitrogen issues will be of interest nationally and internationally, and the goal of the assessment is to link science with action and to produce information that affects both future policy and solutions for addressing nitrogen pollution. This book also provides a model for application of integrated ecosystem assessment methods at regional and state (subnational) levels.


Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice

Guide to Good Dairy Farming Practice

Author:

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789251069578

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This Guide gives individual dairy farmers proactive guidance on how these objectives can be achieved on their farm.