- A cow calf operation is a method of raising beef cattle in
which a permanent herd of cows is kept by a farmer to produce
calves for later sale.
- CAFO stands for Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operation. It is a facility that raise large numbers of
farm animals in a confined area for the majority/entirely of the
animal's life.
- CAFO and fertilizer application to row crops may contribute to
poor water quality in surface waters. The major watershed inputs of
nitrogen include applied fertilizer for corn.The nitrogen budget
shows manure to be a small factor in the overall budget and far
overshadowed by fertilizer applied to corn and nitrogen fixed by
legumes. Corn is cheap for Cafo's to feed, thus making a
profit.
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