These Illinois dairy and beef farms make raising methane-belching cows part of the climate solution

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

Making methane genetics work for cattle producers

Methane isn’t just an environmental buzzword — it is energy lost. Every puff of gas from a cow’s rumen represents feed energy ...
NBC New York

Methane From Cows Is a Big Contributor to Climate Change — Feeding Them Seaweed May Help

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, ...
Yahoo

Why Bill Gates is under fire over cow flatulence

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 ...
Post Register

Genetic selection can reduce dairy cow methane emission

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 ...
New Atlas

Clay reduces methane in cow burps by 30%

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 ...
AOL

New flaxseed feed helps reduce methane in cow burps

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 ...
AOL

Scientists Are Breeding Cows That Burp Less Methane. Here’s How That Could Save The Planet

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 ...
WMUR

UNH study shows feeding seaweed to dairy cows reduces methane by nearly 14%

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 ...
ExtremeTech

Researchers Are Attempting to Produce Methane-Free Cows

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 ...
Yahoo

Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.

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 ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Guest column: Cows and methane, the cycle of life

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Those of us raising cattle are upset at the movement blaming cows for global warming, especially ...