Using modern plant-breeding methods to find new diets for cows that make them belch less is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, scientists reported this week. It also requires farmers to balance cows' legume intake with other food and to develop different species of grass that are also more digestible, he added. He noted the average dairy cow belches out about 100 to 200 litres of methane each day, making diet changes a key potential factor in reducing this greenhouse gas. The key is...

These may be tricks of the trade, but the trade is not so popular anymore in Western Washington, where dairy farms are dying and cattle ranches are scant. They yell, they coax, they make kissing noises to the 11 cows, trying to move them, in numerical order, from one pen to another. The challenge is to get as many cattle in numerical order into the pen as possible before a minute is up. As the sun burned low in the sky, Larry Salverson sat quietly on the horse he calls Rooster, waiting his...

Dairy Herd Management Magazine - Industry News. The agenda features presentations covering the latest news and research in dairy cattle fertility and reproduction technology. Last year we achieved our goal of creating a healthy start for the organization and establishing a forum to deliver relevant, leading-edge information, says Jos Santos, DCRC president and associate professor at the University of California-Davis. This year we take another important step by providing dairy producers,...

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Harvey-Berino and her research team were intrigued by recent industry-funded studies suggesting that three to four daily servings of milk or other dairy products resulted in more fat burn and weight loss than a diet without so much dairy. And the good news is that you can lose weight without having to cut your dairy intake as long as you watch the fat content. Six months later, the high-dairy group had lost an average of 22 pounds, and the low-dairy group had lost nearly 21 a statistically...

Patrick told area farmers yesterday that he wants the state's dairy industry to "not just survive, but thrive. During a brief interview with reporters after what aides called a "meet and greet," Patrick vowed to keep in touch with people in Western Massachusetts and said that a satellite governor's office is scheduled to open by the end of the month in Springfield. Patrick, dairy farmers meet- MassLive.com Springfield, Mostly Cloudy with Thunderstorms 67 F Complete Forecast . Homepage ....