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

UNL researchers are linking cattle genetics and rumen microbes to find ways to cut methane losses and boost feed efficiency ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are trying to develop a vaccine that will reduce the amount of methane-producing microbes in cows’ stomachs The fight to reduce cow flatulence just turned nasty. Little can Arla, one of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The methane emitted by burping cows, sheep, goats and other livestock does more short-term damage to the climate than the world’s passenger vehicles, by some estimates. A Boston-based startup says its ...

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 ...