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Data to explore circular manureshed management in beef supply chains of the United States and western Canada

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-jrn.200021001.7
Title:Data to explore circular manureshed management in beef supply chains of the United States and western Canada
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Circular management of beef supply chains holds great promise for improving sustainability from grazing agroecosystem to dinner plate. In the United States and Canada, one approach to circularity entails transporting manure nutrients from cattle produced in feedlots back to the grazing agroecosystems where they originated to enrich haylands for further grazing cattle production. We provide data to assess this strategy centered around three grazing agroecosystems: Florida, New Mexico, and the provincial assemblage of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia. We describe four datasets that can be used to estimate the potential nutrient utilization of hay fed to grazing cattle in the three grazing agroecosystems and the magnitudes of feedlot manure nutrients available for transport back to them. We found that although biogeography and management differ among the three grazing agroecosystems, the hay allocated for grazing cattle represented approximately 65% of the total harvested hay produced per agroecosystem after accounting for harvest losses, and that on average all three areas exported about 450,000 cattle annually for feedlot, pasture, and slaughter to states across the US. Although we highlight only three grazingland settings, our approach relies on methods that could ultimately be scaled nationally and internationally, with applicability to other animal industries for which circular management is an aspiration for sustainability outcomes.

Short Name:Circular beef manureshed
Publication Date:2022-01-24
Language:English
For more information:
Visit: https://jrn.lternet.edu
Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2010-01-01
End:
2019-12-31

People and Organizations
Contact:Jornada Information Manager (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range) [  email ]
Creator:Spiegal, Sheri (USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Research Rangeland Management Specialist)
Creator:Vendramini, João M.B. (University of Florida)
Creator:Bittman, Shabtai (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Creator:Silveira, Maria (University of Florida)
Creator:Gifford, Craig (New Mexico State University, )
Creator:Rotz, Clarence Al (USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Mgmnt)
Creator:Ragosta, John P (New Mexico State University)
Creator:Kleinman, Peter J.A. (USDA-ARS, Soil Mgmt and Sugar Beet Research Unit)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
Dataset 1: Hay intake by grazing cattle in three cattle origination areas
Description:
Hay intake data for circular manureshed study
Data Table Name:
Dataset 2: Nutrient removal by hay fed to grazing cattle in three cattle origination areas
Description:
Hay nutrient removal data for circular manureshed study
Data Table Name:
Dataset 3a: Cattle flows from the New Mexico cattle origination area to U.S. feedlots, 2014-2017
Description:
New Mexico cattle export data
Data Table Name:
Dataset 3b: Cattle flows from the Florida cattle origination area to U.S. feedlots, 2010 and 2019
Description:
Florida cattle export data
Data Table Name:
Dataset 3c: Cattle flows from the western Canada cattle origination area to U.S. feedlots, 2015-2019
Description:
Western Canada cattle export data
Data Table Name:
Dataset 4: Feedlot manure nutrients from cattle originating from the three cattle origination areas
Description:
Amount of recoverable manure N and P produced by cattle exported from the three grazing agroecosystems
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Primary data sources
Description:
List of data sources for the study.
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Description:Hay intake data for circular manureshed study
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Description:Hay nutrient removal data for circular manureshed study
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Description:Western Canada cattle export data
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Name:Dataset 4: Feedlot manure nutrients from cattle originating from the three cattle origination areas
Description:Amount of recoverable manure N and P produced by cattle exported from the three grazing agroecosystems
Number of Records:45
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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
noneLTAR, crop-livestock integration, manureshed
Jornada Basin LTER dataset keywordsLTAR
USDA National Ag Library's Agricultural ThesaurusLTAR, animal production, supply chain management, sustainable agricultural intensification

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

We acquired data from disparate sources including national agricultural surveys and brand inspection records from state agencies. We processed the data using original routines to estimate the amount of harvested forages used to supplement grazing cattle in three grazing-oriented agroecosystems, the nutrient demands of that harvested forage, and the manure nutrients produced in feedlots by the cattle that originated from the agroecosystems. We then aggregated the processed data and made them available to allow others to use. Those efforts resulted in four published datasets: 1. Dataset 1: Hay intake by grazing cattle in three grazing agroecosystems, 2. Dataset 2: Potential nutrient removal by hay fed to grazing cattle in the three grazing agroecosystems, 3. Dataset 3: Cattle flows from the three grazing agroecosystems to feedlots, and 4. Dataset 4: Feedlot manure nutrients from cattle originating from the three grazing agroecosystems.

We focused on cattle and manure flows originating in the US states of New Mexico and Florida, and an assemblage of the four westernmost Canadian provinces (Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia) due to the social and economic importance of grazingland production systems in those agroecosystems, as well as their tendencies to export cattle from grazinglands to feedlots that are geographically distant (Shields and Mathews 2003; Buhnerkempe et al. 2013; Sheppard et al., 2015). We treat the four westernmost provinces in Canada as a cohesive provincial assemblage because of the structure of data available from Canadian sources.

A more detailed description of the methods can be found in the dataset paper: [paper under review]

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Sheri Spiegal
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Position:Research Rangeland Management Specialist
Address:
P.O. Box 30003; MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
sheri.spiegal@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-9512
Individual: João M.B. Vendramini
Organization:University of Florida
Address:
Range Cattle Research Experiment Station,
Ona, FL 33865 U.S.A.
Email Address:
jv@ufl.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3383-1620
Individual: Shabtai Bittman
Organization:Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Address:
Agassiz Research and Development Centre,
Agassiz, BC Canada
Email Address:
shabtai.bittman@canada.ca
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-0758
Individual: Maria Silveira
Organization:University of Florida
Address:
Range Cattle Research Experiment Station,
Ona, FL 33865 U.S.A.
Email Address:
mlas@ufl.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2166-3156
Individual: Craig Gifford
Organization:New Mexico State University
Email Address:
cgifford@nmsu.edu
Individual: Clarence Al Rotz
Organization:USDA-ARS, Pasture Systems and Watershed Mgmnt
Email Address:
al.rotz@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6668-4319
Individual: John P Ragosta
Organization:New Mexico State University
Address:
332 Knox Hall; MSC 3 I,
Las Cruces, NM 88003 U.S.A.
Email Address:
jragosta@nmsu.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6117-4771
Individual: Peter J.A. Kleinman
Organization:USDA-ARS, Soil Mgmt and Sugar Beet Research Unit
Email Address:
peter.kleinman@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5093-3736
Contacts:
Organization:USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Position:Jornada Information Manager
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA
Phone:
575-646-1739
Email Address:
jornada.data@nmsu.edu
Web Address:
https://jornada.nmsu.edu/ltar/data/documentation
Metadata Providers:
Organization:Jornada Experimental Range LTAR (USDA-ARS)
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 USA
Web Address:
https://jornada.nmsu.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2010-01-01
End:
2019-12-31
Geographic Region:
Description:Florida: Bounding box for the state of Florida.
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  31.000888Southern:  24.523096
Western:  -87.634938Eastern:  -80.031312
Geographic Region:
Description:New Mexico: Bounding box for the state of New Mexico
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  37.000232Southern:  31.332301
Western:  -109.050170Eastern:  -103.001964
Geographic Region:
Description:western Canada: Bounding box for the four southwestern provinces of western Canada: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  60.127206Southern:  49.132942
Western:  -138.955644Eastern:  -88.297815

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Jornada Experimental Range LTAR
Personnel:
Individual:Dr. Brandon Bestelmeyer
Address:
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER,
New Mexico State University,
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 United States
Phone:
575-646-4842 (voice)
Email Address:
brandon.bestelmeyer@usda.gov
Role:Research Leader
Abstract:

The Jornada Experimental Range Long-Term Agroecosystems Research (LTAR) program is part of a national network of long-term agricultural and rangeland ecology research sites funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Jornada Experimental Range is administered by the USDA-ARS (USDA Agricultural Research Service).

Funding:

The Jornada Experimental Range is supported by the USDA Long-Term Agroecosystem Research Network (CRIS# 3050-11210-009-00D)

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:completed
Frequency:notPlanned
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        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '1'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'kilogram'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'mass'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text 'SI unit of mass'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___element 'unit'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'abbreviation' = 'kg/day'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'kilogramPerDay'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '1'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'kilogramPerDay'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'massFlux'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text 'kilograms per day'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___element 'unit'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'abbreviation' = 'kg/year'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'kilogramPerYear'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '1'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'kilogramPerYear'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'mass'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text 'kilograms per year'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___element 'unit'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'abbreviation' = 'Mg'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'megagram'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '1000'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'megagram'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'parentSI' = 'kilogram'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'mass'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text '1000 kg'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___element 'unit'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'number'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'number'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'dimensionless'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text 'a quantity or amount'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___element 'unit'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'abbreviation' = '%'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'id' = 'percent'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'multiplierToSI' = '1'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'name' = 'percent'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'parentSI' = 'dimensionless'
        |     |     |     |  \___attribute 'unitType' = 'dimensionless'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n          '
        |     |     |     |___element 'description'
        |     |     |     |     |___text 'percent, one part per hundred parts. a decimal ratio multipled by 100'
        |     |     |     |___text '\n        '
        |     |     |___text '\n      '
        |     |___text '\n    '
        |___text '\n  '

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