Auburn University/Heifer Healthy Hoofprint (HHH)  

 


 

Dr. Wes Wood and Brenda Wood (Agronomy and Soils Department), along with Dr. Bill Deutsch and Jayme Oates (Global Water Watch, Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture Dept.) are currently involved in a research project with Heifer International to help them determine their Carbon Footprint (Hoofprint).

AAES publications about the project include:

·         Ag Illustrated Article, December 2010: Heifer’s Carbon Hoofprint: Auburn Researchers Study Nonprofit’s Impact on Environment (see p. 6 of this publication)

·         AAES Impact Article, Winter 2010: Auburn researchers to determine Heifer’s carbon hoofprint

·         AAES Picture This! - A Man and His Horse, November 3, 2010.

·         Beyond Auburn, Summer 2011: Auburn Scientists Working to Gauge Heifer’s Carbon Hoofprint (see p. 38 of this publication)

Presentations about the project include:

·         Baltics Soil Sampling - 2010

·         Africa Soil Sampling - 2011  -  view actual presentation

·         Ecuador Soil Sampling - 2011

·         Reducing Carbon Footprint by Increasing Sustainable Farming Practices on Small Farms in the Baltics, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ecuador. 4th National Conference of the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association. Lexington, KY. Aug. 4-5, 2011