white cow grazing on grass in the pasture - Lilit Lysa/Shutterstock Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, there's a distinct difference in the flavor of grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Grass-fed beef is ...
With so many unclear beef labels like grass-fed and grass-finished, it can seem like the people selling you beef are trying to confuse you. It's well known that most conventionally produced ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Cows would belch a lot less greenhouse gas if producers simply would change their feed to grain from grass, researchers say. Ermias Kebreab recently analyzed cow burps at the ...
Beef may look the same once it hits the plate, but how it gets there tells two very different stories. Grass-fed cattle spend their lives on pasture, eating forage and growing at a slower pace.
Greenhouse gas emissions are on the rise, global warming is becoming a bigger threat, and cow farts are partly to blame. Methane from cows is a big contributor to the greenhouse effect, trapping 30 ...
A pig or chicken spends its life-consuming feed concentrates while most beef is raised on grass to a weight of 750 pounds prior to entering the feedyard. The average slaughter weight of a steer is ...
Some landlocked Canadian cows are enjoying a little seafood with their hay and grain so they can produce a new kind of milk being touted for its benefits for the brain, eyes and nerves. The milk, ...
On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it’s little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it’s finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows ...