Move to cut methane emissions by changing cows' diet
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Â· More digestible feedstuff reduces production of gasÂ· Farmers could switch to different grass varieties
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By GARDNER, Chris  David and Kathi Harris couldn't imagine going back to dairy farming the way they did before using eCogent farm business specialist Peter Floyd's DairyPoint management tool.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The international Bovine Genome Sequencing Project has posted the first draft of the genome sequence of cows into free public databases for use by medical and agricultural researchers.
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Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens. Or, it is fueling greater use of ...
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Naturalist Sir David Attenborough calls for a "moral change" among energy consumers to cut waste and reduce pollution.
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Science & environment: Concerns about adverse environmental impacts prompt review of drive to run vehicles on biofuels
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Scientists have taken an important step towards a new way of treating disease by switching off key genes.
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By Stephen Leahy /IFEJ*  BROOKLIN, Canada, Dec. 18, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Organic agriculture is a potent tool to not only reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, but also to alleviate poverty and improve food security in developing countries, many experts now believe.
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The government unveiled a plan to help consumers more effectively offset the carbon dioxide their lifestyles produce.
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Companies are looking for ways to cut down on greenhouse gases and save money on increasingly expensive gasoline.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Feb. 22--Speakers at the Colorado Agricultural Outlook Forum Wednesday in Denver offered varying ideas for farmers to make their operations more environmentally friendly.
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By Monique Curet, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 10--Sylvia Zimmerman is unabashedly fond of her dairy cows, singing out, "Hi, girls, hi, girls," to the animals as she motors past them in a cart.  "A cow is such a marvelous creature," says Zimmerman, who farms in Delaware County.
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At a time when resource conservation is at the forefront, the days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may also be on the way out.
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A Swedish university will investigate how much methane a cow releases when it belches.  Methane, a greenhouse gas believed to contribute to global warming, will be measured in the air around the cows in the study by special collars.
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BRUSSELS, Sep 4 (IPS) - Air travel needs to be quickly included in a  European Union programme for addressing climate change if pledges  on curbing greenhouse gas releases are to be kept, a new study  has found.
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Coloradoâs Aurora Organic Dairy agreed Wednesday to stop applying the organic label to some of its milk and to make major changes in its operations after its organic certification was threatened.
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Converting corn and soybeans into fuels is contributing to higher food prices. The dispute is how much.