Cows are literally designed to eat for hours, which can actually get them in trouble. The rumen, or a cow’s first stomach (and why they’re called ruminators), is a fermentation system that thrives on ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When cattle eat grains, the marbling becomes more prominent. Prime grade beef will have more marbling than choice meat, which is ...

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 ...