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Extreme heat is forcing America’s farmers to go nocturnal (wapo.st)
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[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago

Not nearly all farmers. Good luck convincing the cows to switch.

[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

I'm not sure why not?

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 3 points 3 years ago

Well, I was talking about free-range cows. I just realized you could just shut them in like chickens. Depends on how humane you are, really.

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