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Black Angus cattle graze along rocky area of pasture. (Courtesy photo.)
Beef, beef, Cow Calf, Feeder, Livestock, Stocker

Making methane genetics work for cattle producers

A U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln focused on the “energetics” of cattle. Read More

Waste water research in Dr. Kiranmayi Mangalgiri lab in the Noble Research Center at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)
Energies, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Regional Roundup, research, Water

OSU awarded $2 million for a multidisciplinary project to create water and energy efficiency for farmers

Corn, Crops, Energies, Lacey Vilhauer

Crop waste a solution for plugging abandoned oil wells 

Aerial view of a tank truck spreading manure on a recently harvested corn field. (iStock │ #181878441 - BanksPhotos)

Fall manure application season: five safety priorities for farmers

  • September 23, 2025
  • By Daniel Andersen and Melissa McEnany
Paul Kononoff, professor of animal science, hooks up Lila, a 10-month-old jersey cow, in a portable booth, where her breath will be measured and sampled to determine the amount of methane produced by the animal. (Craig Chandler/University Communication and Marketing)

Husker team receives $5M grant to reduce methane emissions from cattle

  • December 28, 2023
  • By Eric Buck │ University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat variety plots near Bushland will provide good yield data. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications courtesy photo by Kay Ledbetter.)

The challenge on our hands

  • September 29, 2023
  • By trent-loos

Can two negatives make a positive?

  • June 13, 2022
  • By By Scott Elliott, USDA Agricultural Research Service

‘Greenhouse gas guru’ responds to meat critics with science

  • January 15, 2022
  • By By David Murray

US to sharply cut methane pollution, EPA chief says

  • November 2, 2021
  • By hpj-editorial

Agriculture can play ‘powerful’ part in reducing greenhouse gases, speaker says

  • October 12, 2021
  • By hpj-editorial

Studies indicate patch burning of tallgrass prairie is a valuable option

  • March 17, 2021
  • By Mary Lou Peter, K-State Research and Extension
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