Cows are a major source of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide and a significant driver of climate ...

Researchers spotlight how selecting cattle for lower methane emissions could deliver long-term gains in efficiency and ...

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 ...

Livestock production contributes between 11% and 19% of global greenhouse emissions. The largest source of these emissions is ...

Scientists have discovered that some dairy cows produce significantly less methane than others. While farming is vital for providing food and dairy to the world, it contributes a fair amount of ...

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

Matthias Hess, with the UC Davis Department of Animal Science, and researchers at UC Berkeley, have identified which microbes in a cow's gut could help reduce methane. It brings them a step closer to ...

MORRIS, Minn. — The dairy cows in an outdoor feedlot at the University of Minnesota in Morris eat a mix of hay, corn silage and grain. But every day they also get an ounce of a seaweed harvested in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Experts at the University of Minnesota are experimenting with diet changes — including seaweed from Hawaii — to reduce the amount of methane released by cows University of Minnesota researchers are ...