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Cow Farts and Burps are No Joke: How Some Companies are Curbing Livestock Gas

Catherine Sherriffs

Companies worldwide are looking at innovative ways to curb the harmful effects gassy cows have on the environment. Between burps and farts, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says livestock creates 14.5% of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Beef production is a primary culprit, accounting for about 41% of those emissions! One of the…

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Raising Bugs as Livestock? Cricket Powder Hits Store Shelves

I have a confession to make: I’ve chowed down on a few bugs in my lifetime, which is not something many North Americans like to do. Don’t go comparing me to Beetlejuice just yet; like many other people out there, it was completely accidental. You know what I’m talking about: that poorly-timed inhale while out…
March 16, 2018
Catherine Sherriffs