Burps to burgers: food companies wrangle climate-warming cattle emissions

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Looking to improve milk production, California farmer John Verwey turned to a Swiss-made feed additive designed to make a cow more efficient while reducing methane emissions from cattle burps

The more a cow belches, the more it spends energy that could be used instead for milk production, Verwey reasoned. So two years ago, he started feeding his cattle Agolin, made of coriander, clove and carrot extracts, and replaced costlier additives that promoted weight gain.

Their plans hinge on farmers and the companies that buy the meat and milk they produce adopting cattle feed additives that inhibit gas. It is a tiny market that developers say is poised for multibillion-dollar sales. Feeding Agolin to some of the cows in Nestle’s supply chain is one part of Nestle’s net zero carbon commitment, said Robert Erhard, head of dairy sourcing for the maker of KitKat chocolate bars and Coffee-mate.Barry Callebaut feeds Agolin to a “low single-digit” percentage of cows in its supply chain, said spokesman Frank Keidel.

To be sure, a few million cattle producing less methane would amount to a tiny fraction of the global 1.3 billion-head cattle herd.

 

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The dems are going to take our cows, or make it so expensive we will not have a choice. Would have happened under Obama, but he loved his steaks.

These are milk cows genius

A proper Cow never tells after she passes Gas. These Cows must be former Girlfriends of Trump What is this? Talkin' about breaking wind as if it's conversation. Humiliating Have some manners, Please!

i believe in cows

So, other species birth young, feed their young for a certain amount of time, then wean them off the milk. They never drink milk again. They all have teeth and bones. Why are humans the only species that gets weaned, then told they HAVE to drink another species breast milk. $$$$

Please stop modifying our food.

beano?

nasty

Horrible way to treat animals.

You read some comments here & realize how ignorant & selfish is some people! The product is made of vegetables, & livestock animals are created to produce food. If you live luxurious enough to afforad alternatives, millions of hungry people are in need of livestock products

And what is his plan to reduce Methane from the excrement?

You mean FARTS. Burps? No methane. Farts? Full of it!

Just stop animal farming. Period.

Or just stop selling cows milk which isn’t healthy at all. dontbelievethehype

Their milk is for calves... Look at their sad faces and how they are forced to live. 💔

Milk should be banned. How on earth humans should drink milk from another mammal's breast?

That would totally negate Wiki’s mission statement but if he goes that route “they all fall down”

Genetically modified Frankenfeed.

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