STORY: Could breeding be one way to get cows to release less methane? Some scientists and industry experts think so. A genetics company is selling bull semen with a low-methane trait. Methane is 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 ...

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 ...

The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts produce methane — a greenhouse gas up to 80 times more powerful than carbon ...

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 ...

Scientists have found that most biochar fed to cattle survives digestion and returns in manure, where it may help store carbon in soil.

With the big concern today (whether valid or not) and the movement to reduce methane gas production and other greenhouse gases as a way to combat so-called climate change, a lot of attention has been ...

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 ...

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 ...