feedlot
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She says that while the feedlot companies are currently selling cattle at record prices, they are having to buy them at all-time highs in the first place.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Experts speculated that dry-lot cows can’t sweat as freely as free-range cows, and that weather and feedlot conditions contributed to deadly heat exhaustion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Truckers, feedlot operators and cattle ranchers face hits to their bottom line without the Lexington facility, which slaughters up to 5,000 cattle a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
It follows previous studies that showed seaweed cut methane emissions 82% in feedlot cattle and over 50% in dairy cows.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
That was probably from all the feedlot dust, which wasn’t really dust but dried-up cow manure.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
At around six-months-old they are bought by companies that run feedlots – large yards where the animals are fattened on corn and other grains for the final three to six months of their lives.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
An additional 15 strains came from feedlots and agricultural soils affected by herbicide use.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Opponents of the state’s system say people don’t really steal cows out of feedlots anymore, and that some cattlemen now steer clear of Nebraska because of its requirements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
The water has been used to irrigate a wide variety of crops, including nuts, fruits, tomatoes, cotton and cattle-feed crops to supply dairies and feedlots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
A new business emerged—cattle, pigs, and chickens started being stuffed full of corn in large factory-type operations called feedlots.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
