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Bringing clarity to the relationship between livestock and the environment. Led by Dr. Frank Mitloehner.
From CattleCon to World Ag Expo, our team made it a point to be present bc livestock sustainability doesn’t speak for itself. Research only makes an impact if ppl hear about it. 🐄 🐂
TY @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social for showcasing @ucdavis.bsky.social. After all… we are the nation’s #1 ag school! 🎉
Many thanks to those who joined us for an eventful day at UC Davis!
Image Description: Collage featuring UC Davis livestock facilities including the UC Davis Dairy and Feedlot. Subsequent photos of a large dairy co-op group being led on tour by UC Davis CLEAR Center graduate students and staff.
The questions and conversations were a great reminder that progress in dairy comes from collaboration, curiosity, and a willingness to keep pushing what’s possible. We’re grateful for the chance to connect with groups who are actively shaping where dairy is headed.
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Straight from the Midwest! 🐄
It was our absolute pleasure to host Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc., a dairy co-op, at our livestock facilities right here on campus. Our team enjoyed sharing about the research happening that’s driving real, on-farm improvements in dairy today, and for the long term.
Join us for the 2026 State of the Science Summit: Reducing Methane from Animal Agriculture at UC Davis on June 16-18. We'll continue discussion of how to lessen animal ag’s impact on global warming by presenting latest research & best practices. 🌎
Register: registration.ucdavis.edu/Item/Details...
Report highlights progress made since 2023 summit including approval of methane-reducing feed additives for lactating dairy cows in U.S., genetic selection, vaccine research, improved monitoring, reporting & verification (MRV) systems & public–private collab. 🐄
clear.ucdavis.edu/news/report-...
2025 State of the Science Summit report is now available! 🗣️
Image Description: Cattle grazing in green field with hills & mountains in background. Image text reads, "2025 State of the Science Summit Report Released" w/ small text & yellow button that says, "Read 2025 Report and Register for 2026."
Registration for 2026 State of the Science Summit officially open!
Join us for an eventful 3-day program focused on strategies to help beef & dairy industries meet climate goals. TY to co-hosts, @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social, CDFA & Spark Climate Solutions.
Register: caes.ucdavis.edu/news/events/...
Proud to help amplify these stories because when people behind our food are heard, the stories shaping the future of livestock sustainability rise above the noise. Come find us at Booth 863 to continue the discussion and hear about the impactful research happening at our campus dairy and feedlot. 🐂
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The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's CattleCon 2026 is off to a wonderful start. Our team has had so many meaningful conversations with ranchers who are living the story of sustainability every day and we're eager to hear more. 🤠
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Join our newsletter for updates shaping the future of livestock sustainability. You can do that here: ucdavisclear.co/newsletter-s...
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Mark your calendar! 🗓️
Registration for 2026 State of the Science Summit: Reducing Methane from Animal Agriculture opens the first week of February.
Important details from our director, Dr. Frank Mitloehner and more updates from our team in our January newsletter. 👇
ucdavisclear.co/january-2026...
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLRM...
Video Description: Katie Roberti at California Cattlemen’s Association & UC Davis CLEAR Conversations host, sitting down on hay bales at the UC Davis feedlot. They are facing each other and discussing ranching and how best to share info around animal ag. 3/3
In our recent CLEAR Conversations podcast episode, Katie Jeanne Roberti of the California Cattlemen’s Association joins our host, Tracy Sellers, to discuss how sharing ranching stories is absolutely vital to understanding sustainability in animal agriculture. 2/
30.01.2026 01:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Farmers and ranchers are proud of the work they do, and they deserve to be recognized. 🧑🏻🌾👩🏼🌾 1/
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Our Associate Director for Communications at UC Davis CLEAR Center, Joe Proudman, will be taking the stage during Session 1: Building Bridges – Communicating Science Across Animal Agriculture tomorrow at the International Production & Processing Expo – don't miss it! 🐂
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At some universities, half of the meals offered are now vegetarian‼️
Dr. Frank Mitloehner shares insight on why the relationship between meat consumption and climate change is more complex than it is often presented on college campuses.
www.thecollegefix.com/universities...
Innovation starts in research and continues in the fields, where women in ag support our economy, and play a key role in feeding the world. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, there were approximately 1.2 million women farmers in the U.S., representing 36% of all U.S. ag producers. 🌎 2/2
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Image Description: A photo grid of 6 photos showing various UC Davis CLEAR Center female researchers, who work with animals, conduct livestock sustainability research and more. In the center of the image, the title reads "International Year of the Woman Farmer" in white letters.
It's important that we join in on the 2026 – international year of the woman farmer. At the UC Davis CLEAR Center, we have a number of women making waves in animal agriculture, and we are incredibly proud of everything they have accomplished in livestock sustainability research and more. 1/
27.01.2026 21:11 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Video Description: Katie Roberti and Tracy Sellers, sitting down on hay bales at the UC Davis barn. They are facing each other and discussing the realities of ranching and how to best share information around animal agriculture that is easy to understand. 3/3
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In our new CLEAR Conversations podcast ep, Katie Roberti of the California Cattlemen's Association joins our host, Tracy Sellers, to share insights from her ranch life, advocacy work, and how she's helping to shape public knowledge around sustainability. 2/
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLRM...
In today's complex ag landscape, clear communications makes a really big difference, especially when it comes to building trust and mutual understanding between producers, policymakers, media, and the public. 1/
22.01.2026 22:05 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Video Description: Animation of cow standing & releasing manure onto the ground. This manure is collected & transferred into a covered lagoon called a digester. Inside, methane gas is captured as manure breaks down. Methane is converted into renewable natural gas to fuel heavy duty trucks & buses.
20.01.2026 16:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Can cow poop fuel your car? 🐮💩
More about dairy digesters: clear.ucdavis.edu/blog/no-bs-d...
More about our mission on the CLEAR Conversations podcast. 👇 3/3
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hPr...
Dr. Mitloehner continues to be at the forefront of finding scientific solutions to improve sustainability in animal agriculture and lower livestock methane emissions while supporting the farmers that feed our country. 🐂 2/
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Image Description: Dr. Frank Mitloehner standing, arms crossed, with a blue and yellow text box reading ""We have improved the lives of people. We have improved the lives of the animals they have custody over. We have improved the quality of the environment on these farms and it makes us proud; and we will continue doing so, forever."" Underneath is a text box reading, ""Ep 3: How Can We Grow More Food With Less Impact?"
For over 20 years, Dr. Frank Mitloehner has been a global leader in agriculture, studying how it affects our air quality and our climate. 🌎 1/
16.01.2026 00:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0This closed-loop system strengthens the resilience and productivity of both crop and livestock production. Farmers like Gary Asay understand that nurturing soil health is essential to growing strong crops and building a sustainable food system. 🌎 3/3
14.01.2026 22:45 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The nutrients in soil directly affect the growth and quality of the crops that feed our livestock. In turn, livestock manure is returned to the soil as a natural fertilizer, recycling nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. 🔄 2/
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Image Description: A 2-image collage showing rows of sprouts in a field with Dr. Mitloehner, professor and air quality specialist at UC Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. Asay, crop farmers in Illinois, talking in the crop field.
Soil health plays a huge role in both crop farming and livestock production. Recently, Dr. Frank Mitloehner visited pig farmer turned crop farmer, Gary Asay in Osco, Illinois to learn how his no-till operation keeps soil healthy and his farm sustainable. 🌱 1/
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