ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

Scientists have found that most biochar fed to cattle survives digestion and returns in manure, where it may help store carbon in soil.

An array of potential feed additives could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cows, but farmers would need to get on board. The third story in a three-part series. Read the first and second ...

Since the United Nations COP26 climate summit, the race to reduce methane emissions from cattle production and to slow climate change appears to have officially started. Unofficially, animal ...

The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, global food demand could increase by 59%-98% above current levels. In ...

With expensive feed costs, improving whole-farm feed efficiency is crucial for maximizing herd profitability. The most important metric for determining a herd’s whole-farm feed efficiency is feed cost ...

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A dairy farmer’s delight is when his cow is producing lots of milk. And lots of milk is what Kenya needs right now if assertions by Agriculture CS Peter Munya are anything to go by. Alex Gathii, a ...

In life, all of us have challenges. But when considering the ones farmers face, ours seem minor. For farmers, they are ...