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Eat less meat and dairy products: Help stop Methane production?

Oh here we go cattle blow off and create methane, well that's true. That also means the more people that err.. blow off would cause a bigger methane problem,. At present there are about 6.4 billion people living...

Tharoor says 'sorry' for his 'cattle class' remarks

The Deputy foreign minister of India said sorry for his cattle remark on austerity drive of UPA government."Reacting on the controversy over his 'cattle class' remarks, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor Thursday night said he was 'sorry' for hurting any...

Four years to Save the Earth.

"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...

Early Hay Markets Down, Farmers Still Optimistic

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...

This Aint no Bull!

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...

Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise

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....

21st Centrury Classroom in the Hills of Dade City

"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...

Irish Pork Contamination Spreads to Beef; EU Seeks Answers

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,...

"Chilli" The 6ft Cow

" 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...

Real Mavericks call McCain; his hand is not a Maverick's

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...

Wind of change on farms as cows help to save the Earth

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...

cows point to the north

"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,...

Ike survivors may wait weeks for hot meals, baths

"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...

Cows know how to point themselves north, researchers say

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...

Cattle and Deer May Sense Earth's Magnetic Field

"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...

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