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For the first time, researchers have shown that feeding seaweed to grazing cattle can reduce their methane emissions by almost 40%. The finding is part of a long line of research on the methane ...
The benefits of adding seaweed to the diets of cows confined to barns is well studied, but feeding it to cattle scattered on ...
At the Viikki Research Farm, dairy cows graze during the summer and eat preserved grass silage and grain in the winter. Cows have four stomachs, and microbes in the rumen break down the feed—producing ...
Implementing and demonstrating this ethos in the CAFRE dairy herd is of key importance as it has several benefits, both economically and environmentally. Grazed grass is the cheapest feed resource ...
The main focus now should be on maintaining the right pre-grazing covers over the next few rotations – ideally between 1,300 ...
Aidan Brennan looks at the economics of feeding meal to dairy cows this summer and explains why good grassland management is ...
Cows are enjoying the good weather and enjoying lush covers of grass as growth rates have powered on, but lameness can become ...
MADISON, Wisconsin (WGBA) — Wisconsin farmers would be incentivized to switch over to grazing, a practice that advocates say is better for both cows and ... Bert Paris, a dairy farmer from ...
A fourth-generation dairy farmer is using a world-first genetic index to breed heat-tolerant cattle, with his animals grazing ...