Landscapes Blog

March 22, 2016

Grazing can be a win for water quality, climate change, and farm economics

Kelly O’NeillChesapeake Bay Foundation

The Chesapeake Bay watershed spans over 64,000 square miles and is home to 87,000 farms, many of which produce livestock. The byproduct of this livestock production is manure, both a potential pollutant (if not carefully managed) and a resource to fertilize crops. Without pollution controls, nutrients not used by crops may volatilize into the air, […] ...
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