Dairy Cows Stressed Out By Global Warming

'Got less milk?" is unlikely to resonate with consumers in the heartland, but it may be so, says a new projection.The group behind the model found that a possible decline in milk production due to climate change will vary across the U.S., since there are significant differences in humidity and will be impacted by how much the temperature swings between night and day across the country. The humidity and hot nights make the Southeast the most unfriendly place in the US for dairy cows right now. That's not new, scientists and obviously farmers have long known about and studied the impact of heat stress on cows' milk production. read more

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