Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead to a one percent decline in annual milk yield. Small farms are hit harder than large farms, which may be able to mitigate some of the effects through management strategies.
Extreme heat impacts dairy production, small farms most vulnerable
When cows are exposed to extreme heat, it can have a range of negative physical effects.
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