Bovins domestiques

There are over 1 000 cattle breeds in the world today, with more than 30 beef breeds registered in South Africa. These can be divided into three subtypes, or a mixture thereof: Bos taurus, B. indicus and B. taurus africanus, also known as Sanga cattl

As is the case for a lot of us, I was vegetarian for a few years before I was vegan. I went vegan overnight when the lightbulb went off in my head but up until that moment, I sure did drink a lot of milk from cows. Guzzling is the best verb to descri

It’s no secret that cow’s milk is increasingly out of fashion, with a rise in veganism, accessible alternative options, and serious questions over its environmental credentials. Though a good source of calcium and protein, an extensive 2018 study by

ACROSS the UK, we share great pride in our countryside and our exit from the EU allows us to harness that pride in a way that we have not been able to for more than 40 years—pride not only in food production, but in land management and the people who

Beef cattle sales in Namibia have fallen 31% so far this year compared with the same period in 2019, despite producer price increases of 2% for slaughter cattle and 39% for weaners. As a result, weaner exports declined 49% between January and August

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the effect of a lack of actual human interaction as social distancing and work-from-home wears on.

The secret to eating well in the South of France is the ingredients. It’s an idea that infuses everything in life for us. Get the ingredients right and you can keep things simple, but there’s nowhere to hide if they’re not. In northern Europe, cookin

ON APRIL 12, A MEAT-PROCESSING plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., owned by Smithfield Foods shut down after hundreds of employees contracted coronavirus. The closure was hardly unique. Food-processing plants are tinderboxes for infection because employees w

A long-running court case in Bavaria over the sound of cowbells has been settled. A couple, identified as Reinhard U, moved to the village of Erlkam in 2014, only to discover that the continual clanking of the cows on the neighbouring farm kept them

Small-scale milk producers could start their own artisan cheese-making businesses for a capital outlay of just R24 000. This was according to research by Dr Faith Nyamakwere of the Department of Animal Sciences at Stellenbosch University (SU). Nyamak

GALLOWAY is unheard of. This south-western corner of Scotland has been overlooked for so long that we have fallen off the map. People don’t know what to make of us anymore and shrug when we try to explain. When my school rugby team travelled to Perth

Say “cattle raising,” and the average person probably thinks of a rugged guy on horseback twirling a lasso to round up beef cattle. Such is not the case at Chapel Hill Creamery. Portia McKnight and Flo Hawley established Chapel Hill Creamery in 2001.

The development of faster computer processing speeds and machine learning is revolutionising farm management by helping producers make quicker and better-informed decisions. This, in turn, is leading to greater efficiency, less wastage, improved trac

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned, either while trapping fur or working in animal damage control, it’s this: A successful trapper must be able to adapt to the circumstances — no matter what predator is the target. I’ve pursued every furbearer im

'The bull that was shot by our party in the Glaisnock this year was only 4.5 years old. If he was given the opportunity to fully mature, chances are he’d have been the largest head in recent years by a long way, and would have had the opportunity to

Turanga Farm Eco-hamlet, on the rural outskirts of Auckland, is looking for individuals or families committed to making their livelihood from organic or biodynamic growing. In particular we would like to find someone interested in pioneering regenera

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The South African Weather Service’s website states that if the maximum temperature in a particular area is expected to meet or exceed 5°C above the average maximum temperature of “the hottest month” for that area, and these conditions persist for thr

Do-it-yourself and self-reliance themes are wonderful — to a point. I know that questioning these themes in the pages of MOTHER EARTH NEWS borders on heresy, but hear me out. Every movement runs the risk of overrunning its original objectives. Concer

ABOUT 14.5 PERCENT OF our greenhouse-gas emissions come from livestock. But what if you could eat a burger without having a cow? When Mark Post grew the first lab-made beef in 2013, the patty (“close to meat but not that juicy,” according to one tast

Overconsumption, pollution, climate change, and the increasing demands of a swelling population are drying out key agricultural regions like California, the Mediterranean, and Central America. PROBLEM: regular droughts SOLUTION: early-rising plants S

In a small lane, by a kindergarten school in Bengaluru's Victoria Layout, the white bungalow has a garden fencing it. Pomelo, guavas, lemon, mango, and sapota trees are planted around a wooden patio table, in front of the building. At one corner is a

Gerri Tucker knew exactly what she wanted when she entered the milk aisle at Mariano's: Silk's Almond and Cashew blend, which in bold lettering boasts of 10 grams of protein per serving. "It's rich, it's thick, it has a wonderful taste," said Tucker,

Ecoanxiety is an emerging condition. Named in 2011, the American Psychological Association recently described it as the dread and helplessness that come with “watching the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts of climate change unfold, and worrying

Eat no red meat this month. We dare you. Unsplash—Brooke Lark Before you print out this post just to have the pleasure of burning it, one quick programming note: Nobody here is suggesting you give up meat forever. I couldn’t do it; the only reason I’

Dr. Thumbi Mwangi had a eureka moment when he began researching a cattle disease in the U.S. The treatment was the same thing his dad the farmer had him do when he was growing up in Kenya.

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It is winter in upstate New York, on a morning so cold the ground squeaks loudly underfoot as sharp-finned ice crystals rub together. The trees look like gloved hands, fingers frozen open. Something lurches from side to side up the trunk of an old sy