Innovative practices — from diet additives to regenerative grazing — can offer quick wins in the fight against global rising temperatures.

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, ...

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 ...

A heifer stands inside a methane chamber at Cornell University, June 7, 2024, in Ithaca, New York. Researchers are studying how to reduce methane emissions from dairy cows. Melanie Stetson ...

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 ...

Jim Knopik winds up a twine fence to let his cattle into a new area of pasture for grazing on his central Nebraska ranch. Knopik uses a ranching practice called mob grazing, which aims to improve soil ...

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 ...

Around 1.5 billion cattle are currently reared for their meat and milk. These animals require large amounts of food, water, and space to farm and are also responsible for large volumes of greenhouse ...

A San Diego scientist and an Australian businessman are finding a way to produce a seaweed that nearly eliminates the production of methane in a cow’s stomach. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge ...

PLATTEVILLE, Wis (WKOW) -- University of Wisconsin-Platteville has implemented a new technology that tracks cow burps to better herd health and the environment. The new technology is called a ...

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in the animal ...