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 ...
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 ...
Based in a region dominated by tillage, dairy and vegetable farms, Paul and Silvia Flynn are farming their prize-winning ...
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 ...
Current Climate brings you the latest news about the business of sustainability every Monday. Sign up to get it in your inbox. Much of the news on climate has been discouraging of late. Europe had its ...
The Bezos Earth Fund is putting money into research programs to breed climate-smart cattle as part of efforts to curb the environmental impact of livestock. The Jeff Bezos-backed philanthropic ...
A farmer has revealed that he plans to breed his Highland cows to be less photogenic to deter social media influencers from filming and hugging them. Alex Birch, from Derbyshire in the U.K., has ...