Managing Global Resources for a Secure Future

2017 Annual Meeting | Oct. 22-25 | Tampa, FL

40 Symposium--Beef and Dairy Systems: Economics and Environmental Footprint

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality
Cosponsor(s):

Animal Agriculture and the Environment Community

Monday, October 23, 2017: 8:15 AM-10:15 AM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 31

Organizers:
April B. Leytem and Jean L. Steiner
8:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:55 AM
Complex Systems Science to Build Resilience in Beef Cattle and Dairy Production Systems: The Role of the Caps.
Matthew D. Ruark, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jean L. Steiner, USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory; Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University
9:10 AM
Flexibility to Cope: Producers Perceptions of Uncertainty and Adaptive Strategies to Maintain Resilience.
Amber Campbell, Kansas State University; Audrey King, Kansas State University; Terrie Becerra, East Central University; Barbara Brown, Oklahoma State University; Gerad Middendorf, Kansas State University; Peter J. Tomlinson, Kansas State University
9:40 AM
Life Cycle Assessment of Beef and Dairy Systems.
Greg Thoma, University of Arkansas; Ali Saleh, Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research; Narayanan Kannan, Tarleton State University
10:00 AM
Breakthroughs in Beef and Dairy Systems: Implementation of Science.
Charles W. Rice, Kansas State University; Matthew D. Ruark, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jean L. Steiner, USDA-ARS Grazinglands Research Laboratory; Charles Rice, Kansas State University
10:15 AM
Adjourn