New Zealand targets cow burps to help reduce global warming
By NICK PERRY - Associated Press
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand (AP) — How do you stop a cow from burping?It might sound like the start of a humorous…
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Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ president
By BOBBY ROSS Jr. - Associated Press
FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On the first Saturday of fall, a sweating Bart Barber trekked across a weedy pasture in…
Front line farming: Bombs disrupt critical Ukraine industry
By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press
NOVOMYKOLAIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — An unexploded rocket sticks out of a field, and another is embedded in the ground…
Feeding cows a few ounces of seaweed daily could sharply reduce their contribution to…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Methane is a short-lived but powerful…
EXPLAINER: Foot-and-mouth disease and the efforts to stop it
By VICTORIA MILKO - AP Science Writer
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of cattle are covered in blisters from highly infectious foot-and-mouth…
New Zealand on verge of wiping out painful cattle disease
By NICK PERRY - Associated Press
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating a painful disease from its herd of 10 million…
Wisconsin Democrats aim to beat Sen. Ron Johnson, but how?
By SCOTT BAUER - Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Wis. (AP) — Among the red barns, bins and tractors of a southern Wisconsin dairy farm, Democratic U.S.…
Yellowstone National Park culls just 49 bison this winter
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Forty-nine Yellowstone National Park bison were shipped to slaughter, killed by hunters or captured for relocation this winter — well short of…
Cattle Ranchers Take Aim at Meatpackers’ Dominance
For years, many ranchers have blamed meatpacking giants for low cattle prices. Now, some cattlemen say they have a solution: Process the beef themselves.On 80 acres in western Nebraska, a…
Tyson Posts Higher Quarterly Profit on Price Increases, Strong Demand
Profit rose more than expected at
Tyson Foods Inc.
TSN 10.25%
in the three months through December, with strong…