Droving sheep at sunset with storm – Powder River Basin – Wyoming. Photo credit: Flickr CC via Jeremy Buckingham MLC. Talk about an idyllic farm picture. Scatter some sheep across a green “veriditas” pasture under a few trees. Or watch a collie herd a flock of sheep across a mountain rangeland. This mammal is a [...]
flickr by Just chaosThe rare Navajo Churro sheep are of Iberian descent, brought to North American during the 16th century by the Spanish. By the 17th century, these sheep were popular in the Rio Grande Valley and had been acquired by the Native Americans. Churro sheep are extremely hardy, low-maintenance, and adaptable to climate extremes. [...]
Cotton yields in Brazil have risen the fastest of major world producers in recent years. Brazil and India had similar yields in 1992, both below the United States and the world average. With the adoption of modern, large-scale farming and improved access to inputs—and due to the extremely favorable climate in Brazil’s new production regions—Brazil’s [...]
