"Barack Obama has only four years to save the world. That is the stark assessment of Nasa scientist and leading climate expert Jim Hansen who last week warned only urgent action by the new president could halt the...
created by LilHoody | 6 wks ago 178 views | 52 recommendations | 9 comments
Emmett--Hay reached record highs in 2008, but could set record lows in 2009 if the dairy market continues to decline. Hay prices dropped nearly a $100 a ton after national and global milk prices tanked after the...
A young bull that recently got loose in a Mayo, Ireland SuperValu store has become a YouTube hit. "The bull jumped out of the ring at the cattle mart and trotted off up the main street - headed into the store, had...
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S....
"Twenty miles north of Tampa, Fla., turning east on Hwy 52, flatwoods of evergreens and monotony give way to rolling hills turned cattle land and valleys that hold December morning mists and wax nostalgic for...
The Irish pork scare may have contaminated livestock in the United Kingdom, according to new reports. Some of the contaminated pork from the Republic of Ireland may have been given to cattle in Northern Ireland,...
created by Dave Keating | 29 wks ago | updated 29 wks ago 208 views | 7 recommendations | 2 comments
" His name is Chilli and he's described as a gentle giant. Which is just as well for his handler, Tara Nirula, pictured by his side. His owners have contacted the Guinness Book of Records who are currently...
created by mazevedo | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago 188 views | 1 recommendation | 2 comments
Texas' Mavericks are calling a spade a spade, saying John McCain is not part of their club and they have no heart for his use of the phrase coined by their diamond in the rough ancestor. The Mavericks...
Some cattle in Britain are going to be part of an experiment. They are being given a new diet to reduce their burping and cut emissions of greenhouse gases.They are being given chopped straw and hay to settle...
created by amyjudd | 42 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 1716 views | 14 recommendations | 56 comments
"New weird news related to cows: Researchers discovered that cattle have a good sense of direction and tend to point in a northerly direction. It has long been observed that cows appear to have a talent for weather forecasting and are able to predict when rain is on the way,...
That is another example of life in isolated places, The Pantanal which includes parts of Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, is an isolated landscape of meandering rivers, gallery forests, and grasslands. It contains...
"HOUSTON – Tens of thousands of residents first hunkered down to wait for Hurricane Ike's brutal punch. Those survivors on the wrecked Texas coast must now wait again — for food, water and ice, for the...
created by steve468 | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago 162 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
Scientists don't seem to know why exactly, but cows may have an internal compass similar to that of honeybees. A team of German and Czech researchers were startled to make the discovery, the first of its kind...
created by Rob Peters | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago 1329 views | 4 recommendations | 36 comments
"Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by herdsmen...
created by steve468 | 44 wks ago | updated 44 wks ago 173 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
"Have you ever noticed that herds of grazing animals all face the same way? Images from Google Earth have confirmed that cattle tend to align their bodies in a north-south direction. Wild deer also display this behaviour - a phenomenon that has apparently gone unnoticed by...