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 ...

Cow flatulence can warm the planet, emitting a harmful methane gas that stays in the atmosphere and traps heat from the sun. But UC Davis researchers have a partial solution. The UC Davis study shows ...

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, ...

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 ...

A South Korean startup has developed a series of technologies to address global challenges. Metech Holdings has created a ‘methane capsule’ that measures methane gas generated in cows’ stomachs in ...

A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But ...

Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword—it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy that could have gone toward growth, milk or a calf. That simple truth is ...

Whether they're for dairy or beef, cows produce a lot of methane gas. A single cow produces up to 264 pounds of methane per day, contributing to a total of 231 billion pounds of methane emitted ...

FREEPORT, Maine—In the cold dark of 5 a.m., Kyle Moellar, an apprentice at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, ushers a herd of cows into the milking parlor. Each waits patiently ...

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 ...

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 ...