article_snippet: It predicted that as weather conditions get warmer, with heatwaves and other extreme events increasing in frequency, agricultural production will be hit hard.
article_snippet: The cost of apples could rise as farmers try to combat damage from extreme temperatures on fruits like apples by using shade cloths.
article_snippet: Heat stress will have a particular impact on meat production with cattle and chickens suffering in higher temperatures and affecting a particular impact on meat production with cattle and chickens suffering in higher temperatures appetite.
article_snippet: Pigs could have particular problems in the heat as Pigs do not possess sweat glands.
highlights_snippet: Report by University of Melbourne says that heatwaves will cause livestock like cattle to suffer heat stress .
  