Methane is a major contributor to global heating, and cows produce a lot of it. There may, however, be a way to reduce all that gas: seaweed. On a research farm at the University of New Hampshire, ...

This is a positive development for both the environment and public health. For local communities, cleaner dairy operations ...

The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, most of that from cow burps. That’s right: when ...

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 ...

Researchers are exploring a new way to feed dairy cows that could help cut down on methane emissions while improving digestion. The new feed supplement, made from flaxseed and pea protein, may offer a ...

Cow flatulence can warm the planet, emitting a harmful methane gas that stays in the atmosphere and traps heat from the sun. But UC Davis researchers have a partial solution. The UC Davis study shows ...

TARGET AND WALMART WILL ALL BE CLOSED. UC DAVIS IS WORKING TO REDUCE METHANE EMISSIONS. LIVESTOCK NATURALLY PRODUCES IT. METEOROLOGIST HEATHER WALDMAN EXPLAINS WHY RESEARCHERS ARE STARTING WITH A COWS ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — To say that cattle have a complex stomach is a major understatement. They have four separate compartments in their stomachs that allows them to break down grass and grains, and ...

FREEPORT, Maine—In the cold dark of 5 a.m., Kyle Moellar, an apprentice at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, ushers a herd of cows into the milking parlor. Each waits patiently ...

A bill filed by several House Democrats in Olympia is raising a stink with House Republicans. House Bill 1630 (HB 1630) mandates that dairy farms and feedlots report their annual methane emissions — a ...