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Great Plains grazing project aims to help producers mitigate drought and assess carbon footprint

Oklahoma is the center of a five year study looking at ways producers can better mitigate drought, along with addressing the carbon footprint of the beef industry. The Great Plains Grazing Project involves Oklahoma State University, Kansas State University, University of Oklahoma and Tarleton State University, along with the Noble Foundation and two Agricultural Research Service (ARS) locations.

Dr. Jean Steiner of the Grazinglands Research Laboratory in Fort Reno, Oklahoma, the co-project director, said researchers want to help producers identify animals that might be suited to meet the production potential of their land. She said producers are moving back to having smaller framed females that have lower maintenance requirements.

Read More at The Oklahoma Farm Report…

Written by:
kristin
Published on:
July 14, 2015

Categories: General

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