Brett Reinford grew up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania, and he remembers his farm’s cows being fed with cottonseed—35 years ago. “I remember digging tunnels through the cottonseed as a small boy,” he ...

From cow burps to cow manure, it’s stirred up an ongoing debate: just how much methane do cattle emit, and can it be reduced? As global dairy companies set a new goal to trace and reduce emissions, ...

Methane emissions account for about one-third of the warming that planet Earth has endured since the industrial revolution. This greenhouse gas is more potent than carbon dioxide but doesn’t stick ...

TOMALES BAY -- A pivotal experiment to address the impact of livestock on climate change is taking place in our backyard, as a farm in the North Bay gets closer to becoming carbon neutral. Scientists ...

Researchers are testing a new type of cattle feed that could help dairy cows release less methane gas from burps and flatulence and use nutrients more efficiently. Because methane traps heat in the ...

In the world of greenhouse gasses, CO2 gets all the attention. Many have known for decades that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to climate change and leaders across industries ...

A dairy farmer’s delight is when his cow is producing lots of milk. And lots of milk is what Kenya needs right now if assertions by Agriculture CS Peter Munya are anything to go by. Alex Gathii, a ...

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 ...

A major UK trial of a controversial feed additive designed to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane gas by dairy cows has ended. Arla Foods, owner of the UK's largest dairy co-operative, is now ...

Hard-working farmers tend to the land and their herds every day to produce fresh, nutrient-dense dairy foods to fuel our bodies and support healthy immune systems. Dairy farmers have made progress ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...