Cow burps are a major source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that heats up the planet more than 80 times faster than CO2 when it’s first released. But a new enzyme—from a startup that usually ...

UC ANR scientists are at Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center studying how seaweed additives could be incorporated into cattle grazing systems to reduce methane production.

Samantha Craun oversees 1,200 acres and roughly 900 cows at her farm in eastern Tennessee. She took over Davis Brothers Dairy from her father and uncle, and it’s a lot of work. She grows all the ...

Scientists have discovered that some dairy cows produce significantly less methane than others. While farming is vital for providing food and dairy to the world, it contributes a fair amount of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas ...

PULLS THOSE MATCHING NUMBERS. A NEW UNH STUDY IS SHOWING SOME PROMISING EFFECTS OF FEEDING SEAWEED TO DAIRY COWS. NOW HEAR ME OUT HERE, RESEARCHERS ADDED SEAWEED TO THE FEED OF A GROUP OF DAIRY COWS ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A single cow raised for meat produces between 154 and 264 pounds of methane per year, according to the U.S. Environmental ...

In case you haven't heard, the methane in cow burps is a major source of greenhouse gases. There may be a new way of addressing that problem, however, as a recent study shows that feeding cows clay ...

Oregon State University researchers want to find a way to make your hamburger less bad for the planet by feeding cows in the pasture an unlikely food that’s not grown on land — seaweed. From feed ...

Methane from livestock is driving rapid warming, but proven tools—from productivity gains to feed additives, silvopasture, genetics and vaccines—offer major reduction potential.

Anyone feeling compelled to look into a bill passed recently by the House of Representatives will see some familiar language. It may seem wonky—the concern of agriculture or climate policy geeks. But ...

Illinois is a top agricultural state, generating billions of dollars annually, but even where stalks of corn and acres of soybean vastly outnumber its 400,000 head of cattle, cows raised for beef and ...