On a farm in coastal Maine, a barn is going up. Right now it’s little more than a concrete slab and some wooden beams, but when it’s finished, the barn will provide winter shelter for up to six cows ...
The dairy industry might not seem like a major climate villain, but it’s responsible for about 4% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions worldwide, most of that from cow burps. That’s right: when ...
When grass is healthy, it’s full of protein and easy for cows to digest. Sometimes the summers are unbearably hot, and the grass dries up and energy is sent instead to the seed. The grass becomes less ...