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 ...

Based in a region dominated by tillage, dairy and vegetable farms, Paul and Silvia Flynn are farming their prize-winning ...

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 ...

Early bull checks prevent breeding failures and protect pregnancy rates by identifying fertility issues before turnout begins ...

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 ...

Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less - in the hopes of reducing a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. Cows are responsible for nearly ...

The evolution of production and reproduction over the last 40 years has greatly influenced how we manage today’s dairy herds. The dairy industry’s “perfect cow” has changed dramatically over the past ...

To eat meat or not to eat meat is a perennial question among the climate-conscious. The systems that allow us to eat what we ...