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Poop power: A new generation of companies bet on a different renewable energy (Infographic)
David Weinberg Jun 12, 2013
It's been tried before, but a new generation of companies is hoping that manure will become the next solar.
Rising milk prices affect foods from pizza to nachos
Eve Troeh Oct 10, 2012
Many dairy farmers culled their herds because of high feed prices caused by the drought, reducing the supply of milk. Price increases will flow through many food products beyond a carton of milk.
What are your cows eating? Cookies, ice cream, and more...
Daryl Paranada Sep 24, 2012
The Midwest drought has withered the nation's corn crop and pushed prices up. Now, the market for alternative feed for cattle is skyrocketing -- sending farmers scrambling for cheaper alternatives, like gummy worms and ice cream sprinkles.
As corn prices rise, farmers add candy to cows' feed
Sarah Gardner Sep 24, 2012
Substitutes for expensive corn feed range from the unprocessed -- straw and cottonseed hulls -- to a teenager's diet -- ice cream, chocolate and gummy worms.
Cattle futures bounce back despite case of Mad Cow
Sarah Gardner Apr 25, 2012
The case of Mad Cow in California put a few South Korean retailers off of buying U.S. beef temporarily. But Canadian and Japanese importers haven't flinched.
Mad Cow disease detected in California dairy cow
Kai Ryssdal Apr 24, 2012
It's the fourth such cow found in the U.S. food chain in the past nine years, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's no reason consumers should worry.
Weird weather vexes alfalfa farmers
Sally Herships Apr 13, 2012
A warm winter followed by frosts has Wisconsin farmers confused about when to harvest alfalfa. It’s the main food source for dairy cows.
Milk: Cheaper by the gallon
Sally Herships Mar 13, 2012
Dairy products prices are falling in the U.S. worldwide. What’s behind the fall in milk prices? Bigger herds and warmer winter weather.
Use your Amex card, get a make believe cow
John Moe Nov 30, 2010
Is this even a technology story? I don't know. Whenever Zynga and Farmville and make believe cows get involved, I get all dizzy and disoriented. So...
Environmental menace of methane-laden cow burps eliminated by oregano
John Moe Sep 14, 2010
Well, possibly. Regardless, Penn State professor Alexander Hristov experimented for six years with different substances to feed to cows to get them...
