Cows on the Planet Podcast
1) Cows of the Future
Join Tim and Kim and Dr. Francis Fluharty of the University of Georgia as they talk about changes in cattle over the past 60 years, whether these changes can be sustained in the future, and the desir...Show More
2) Kiwi cows and the BURP tax
Join Tim and Kim as they visit with Mark Aspin, Manager of the Pastoral Greenhouse Gas Consortium in New Zealand. Much discussion of burps, farts and levies for ruminant-produced greenhouse gasses en...Show More
3) Too many cows and excess nitrogen?
Join Tim and Kim as they talk to Dr. Trevor Coates of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada about cow density, the situation in the Netherlands with excessive nitrogen and the possible need for more Dutch ...Show More
4) Cows, pandemics and climate change
Join Tim and Kim as they talk with Dr. Colleen Duncan of Colorado State University and Dr. Katie Steneroden of Iowa State University on potential cow-related pandemics of the future, the role of clima...Show More
5) Cows in India
Join Tim and Kim as they learn that there is a lot more than the stereotypical sacred cow in India with their guest, Dr. Nitin Tyagi, of the ICAR National Dairy Research Institute.
6) Can we eat our way out of climate change?
Join Tim and Kim as they talk with Dr. Frank Mitloehner of UC Davis about how dietary choices affect green house gasses, teaching children to cook, and the need for better-looking scientists among oth...Show More
7) Grass-fed Beef
Join Tim and Kim as they talk with Dr. Sarah Klopatek of UC Davis and learn all the chewy bits of her recent comprehensive study on grass-fed beef economics, meat quality, and environmental impacts.
8) Negativity to agriculture in the media
Join Tim and Kim as they discuss the sometimes negative view of agriculture in the media with Ben Wilson and Sarah Wray of Storybrokers Media House.
9) Carbon sequestration and grazing
Join Tim and Kim as they welcome back Dr. Edward Bork of the University of Alberta to discuss his work on increasing carbon sequestration by judicious grazing by cattle. Are cattle the problem or part...Show More
10) Are there harmful residues in beef?
Join Tim and Kim as they talk about all your favorite potential residues in beef, from hormones and antibiotics to genetically-modified crops, with Dr. Joe Schwarcz, Director of the Office for Scienc...Show More