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 ...

Scientists are trying to develop a vaccine that will reduce the amount of methane-producing microbes in cows’ stomachs The fight to reduce cow flatulence just turned nasty. Little can Arla, one of the ...

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in the animal ...

Washington Democrats are pursuing a cow flatulence tax with a preposterous bill that would hurt local farmers. They say it’s to help address climate change concerns. But these are deeply unserious ...

Vermont-based ice cream maker Ben & Jerry's launched a pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at dairy farms by getting cows to stop burping and farting. Getty Images The Vermont-based ice cream ...

A Jersey cow feeds in a field on the Francis Thicke organic dairy farm in Fairfield, Iowa, May 8, 2018. Let’s clear the air about cow farts. In the climate-change debate, some policy makers seem to be ...

A Republican lawmaker made an unusual suggestion during a public hearing Thursday on a bill that could lead to taxing the methane emissions of cows. He asked — what if the state studied and ...

Ice cream company Ben & Jerry's is working on editing its cows' diets in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from flatulence. Last month, the company announced a new project to slash ...

Assemblyman Andrew Goodell, R-Jamestown, speaks on the Assembly floor earlier this week during debate of a NYSERDA program to replace lithium-ion batteries at no cost to users or manufacturers.

No need to make a stink: Controlling bovine flatulence could be key to helping curb global warming. New research suggests that breeding dairy cows to fart less — and, therefore, release less methane — ...