Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas ...
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 ...
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 ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To say that cattle have a complex stomach is a major understatement. They have four separate compartments in their stomachs that ...
Climate change is affecting our food, and our food is affecting the climate. NPR is dedicating a week to stories and conversations about the search for solutions. In a building on the edge of Cornell ...
Backed by a fresh $15-million Series A led by SOSV, Raleigh-based Hoofprint Biome has developed an enzyme-based feed additive that tackles methane emissions at the source: the cow’s stomach.
Most cows are content to munch on the food they have in front of them, but some scientists think they need a splash of ...
Turning off the coal and gas plants and electrifying the entire vehicle fleet is, of course, only part of the battle. Agriculture accounts for an enormous chunk of global emissions, and the methane ...
Part 4 of the TED Radio Hour episode Repair, Repurpose, Reimagine. Each year, one cow can belch 220 pounds of the greenhouse gas methane. Animal scientist Ermias Kebreab experimented with alternative ...
It perhaps shouldn’t have been a surprise when news of a project to tackle methane emissions by the dairy industry led to a wave of misinformation and calls to boycott butter. After all, this is a ...
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 ...
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 ...