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 ...
New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With all the concerns about Climate Change, you’ve probably heard that cows are major cud-tributors to the problem. According to UC Davis research, cattle are udderly the worst ...
The latest beef in Olympia? Cow burps, farts, and poops. Washington lawmakers are considering a bill that seeks to gather better data on the scale and scope of methane emissions released by dairies ...
Before the milk gets to the creamery, the cows have to cut the cheese. A group of House Democrats in Washington have smelt this contribution to climate change, and have dealt a proposal to measure it.
A Republican lawmaker made an unusual suggestion during a public hearing Thursday on a bill that could lead to taxing the methane emissions of cows. He asked — what if the state studied and ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sought to explain a recent document from her office that linked “farting cows” to climate change, saying that serious climate policy needs to address agriculture ...
Tri-State Livestock News reporter Ashley Lauwereins says a “huge row” has erupted in Denmark after dairy farmers claimed the methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer was “poisoning their cattle.” She ...
Pull my finger. This well-known prank is notorious throughout American folklore. Most 7-year-olds have had a grandfather make this request, which soon generates the question: “Who sat on a duck?” ...