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% to 98% above current levels. In ...

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 ...

Feeding and raising livestock accounts for roughly 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Both cow farts and burps produce methane. However, 97 percent of all the methane gas from a cow is ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...

Beef-cattle farmers Dwight and Mike Doggett spent their Thursday morning examining calves and filling troughs with feed, seemingly unaware of the snow and ice blanketing their fields near the ...

The United States and European Union have pledged another way to tackle climate change, and it could have a direct impact on agriculture. The pledge is to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by ...

In a first, researchers have identified the nation’s roughly 8,700 cattle feeding operations, and the map shows California has more of them than any other state. California also has the most feedlot ...

First-Ever Study To Test Seaweed on Grazing Cattle Reducing Methane Emissions in Grazing Cattle More Difficult Than Feedlot or Dairy Cows Nearly 40% Reduction in Methane Emissions Plays Role in ...

A major study reveals for the first time that water troughs on farms are a conduit for the spread of toxic E. coli in cattle, which can then spread the pathogen to people through bacteria in feces. A ...

Recent rains and rising temperatures have led to a need for cattle producers to clean feeding areas, says K-State livestock specialist Joel DeRouchey. Among the chores, DeRouchey suggests: Pull manure ...

LEXINGTON — One by one members of the Denker family felt called to come back home to Dawson County to work on the family farm. Today, Denker Feedlot, located five miles north of Lexington, is ...

It is common knowledge that people’s metabolism slows as they age. Similarly, cattle also experience changes in their metabolism as their body ages, say the experts at the Kansas State University Beef ...