PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand — More than a dozen calves wait at a research farm in New Zealand to be fed Kowbucha, a punnily named probiotic that studies show reduces burps -- or methane emissions.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand (AP) — How do ...

New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing farm animals’ greenhouse gas emissions as part of its efforts to reduce the pollution that is causing climate change. The tax would be the world’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The ...

Reporting from Vernon County, Mo. — Kevin van der Poel remembers the skepticism and suspicion when he moved here more than four years ago from New Zealand to raise dairy cattle. When he started ...

The government of New Zealand has proposed a novel way of fighting climate change: charging farmers for the burps, farts and waste of farm animals. New Zealand is a progressive, eco-friendly country, ...

PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, Oct 11 (Reuters) - More than a dozen calves wait at a research farm in New Zealand to be fed Kowbucha, a punnily named probiotic that studies show reduces burps -- or ...

With more and more dairy farm staff entering the industry from urban backgrounds an animal husbandry expert says there has to be more emphasis placed on stockmanship skills, which start with managers ...

New Zealand has rid 271 farms of a disease known to decimate cow populations, effectively eradicating it from the country. The bacterial disease, Mycoplasma bovis, causes immense pain in cows as it ...

Dobcross Hall in Gaitsgill, near Dalston in Cumbria, has received planning permission from Cumberland Council to install the micro-scale anaerobic digester on its site. The digester will use slurry ...