No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — ...
Quick ReadSocial Security excludes breeding-cow sales from its earnings test, treating them like equipment sales rather than ...
At Vaqueria El Remanso, a small dairy farm west of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the cows are different—they have a freshly shaven, suave look. Their short hair is the result of a natural mutation known as ...
Reducing methane emissions from livestock would benefit farmers and the environment. The study, published in the Journal of Dairy Science, shows that low emitting cows tend to be smaller and house ...
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 ...
Cows, be they milking or rearing a calf, need to be in positive energy to improve conception rates. Autumn calving Dairy and ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. - The time to process fall-weaned calves and determine pregnancy rates among cows will soon be here. Management of open cows is critical to the financial bottom line of a cow/calf ...
When Wyoming drought forces a rancher to unload his breeding herd at auction, the size of that check can look alarming to someone already collecting Social Security at 64. Whether the agency counts ...
The Cattle Herd Hit a 75-Year Low. USDA Will Now Insure Ranchers for Keeping Heifers, but at 63 the Payout Can Reach Social Security. When cattle prices sit at generational highs and a rancher starts ...
New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less -- and, therefore, release less methane -- could cut down on greenhouse gases. No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could ...
In a first step toward breeding low-methane emitting cows, researchers have identified key differences between cows that naturally emit less methane than average and those that don’t. Reducing methane ...