U.S. Geological Survey: Biofuel Crop Expansion Contributes to Loss of Grassland Birds in North Dakota, Study Finds
July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023
JAMESTOWN, North Dakota, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release:
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Recent shifts from small grain agriculture to biofuel feedstocks affected grassland birds more negatively than did oil and gas development
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A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as . . .
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Recent shifts from small grain agriculture to biofuel feedstocks affected grassland birds more negatively than did oil and gas development
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A new study from U.S. Geological Survey biologists shows that grassland birds in North Dakota have responded more negatively to the expansion of corn and soybeans as . . .