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Adaptation Menu - Livestock
|
Category |
Strategy |
Publications (link/DOI) |
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Livestock |
Rotational grazing |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
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Livestock |
Access to different pastures or off-ranch land |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Supplemental feed sources or alternative forage |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Herd numbers below maximum |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Keep a year’s supply of feed on hand |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Alternative livestock breeds or species |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full); Joyce (10.2111/rem-d-12-00142.1); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm) |
|
Livestock |
Solar or wind-driven well pumps |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Pipelines throughout property to distribute water among pastures |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Irrigate earlier during spring, then utilize summer rains |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Grow native grass species instead of introduced |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Berms and rock walls to reduce flooding and erosion |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Plant forage after winds have lessened, or plant deeper under organic material |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Avoid moistening soil in advance of high winds |
Coles (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01253.x/full) |
|
Livestock |
Innovative pest management |
Joyce (10.2111/rem-d-12-00142.1) |
|
Livestock |
Modified enterprise structures |
Joyce (10.2111/rem-d-12-00142.1) |
|
Livestock |
Geographic relocation |
Joyce (10.2111/rem-d-12-00142.1) |
|
Livestock |
Education programs for K-12 |
Rango (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Improve livestock genetics for better resistance to heat-stress and drought |
Rango (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm) |
|
Livestock |
Reduce stocking rate |
Rango (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Improvement of weather forecasting |
Rango (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Effective climate science programs for K-12 education |
Rango (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Improved management practices |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
|
Livestock |
Diversify ranch income strategies |
SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm) |
|
Livestock |
Increase infrastructure reliance on renewable energy sources |
SW Climate Hub (N/A) |
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