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, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration‘s approval of methane-reducing feed ingredient Bovaer for use in lactating dairy cattle could be a game changer for the dairy industry in reducing 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 ...

California’s wine industry could play a role in reducing methane emissions from dairy cattle. Researchers at University of California, Davis, added fresh grape pomace left over from winemaking ...

When outdated feed works its way into the ration, it does more than create physical loss. It can also reduce ration ...

New research using “self-learning” dairy technology aims to help cows get the nutrition that best meets their individual needs. Researchers from the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and ...

The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed the safety and efficacy of methane-reducing feed ingredient Bovaer in lactating dairy cows, Elanco Animal Health said Tuesday. The ingredient has the ...

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 ...

While global production climbed in 2025, the latest Alltech survey highlights a diverging landscape of North American ...