California to Regulate Cow Far*... er... Gas Emissions

[Wagtail]

Dairy groups blast methane reductions: ‘Cows expel gas so they don’t explode’ | Environment | The Guardian

And here I thought termites were the worst offenders.

(What's next? Eliminate Mexican food?)

 

[ultrarunner]

It's true and some have declared dairy public enemy number 1

We have neighbors that ranch and graze on public lands for fire suppression... every year there are protests yet the cattle do a very good job of fire suppression here in California.

A growing segment wants no grazing and roads to return to nature... exactly what you want living in wildfire prone California.

I'm bias as one side of the family have been small dairy farmers for generations... max 35 milk cows.

 

[redman135]

In New Zealand several years ago the government tried to bring in a fart tax. There were unprecedented protests by farmers. The tax was dropped.
Inflaming the matter the then prime minister said that research would solve the problem, BUT Agresearch funding had been cut to the bone, it went down like the proverbial lead balloon.
It was seen as a blatent tax grab.

 

[oosik]

Man, what an opportunity. But I must pass(gas) on this one.

 

[Aquamoose]

Californians. They don't want the dirty stuff yet they'll demand their right to dairy products.

 

[dickfoster]

Dairy groups blast methane reductions: ‘Cows expel gas so they don’t explode’ | Environment | The Guardian

And here I thought termites were the worst offenders.

(What's next? Eliminate Mexican food?)

Looks to me like there are good grounds to hold sanity hearings for the idiots in gubberment who propose idiotic nonsense like that. It's time to bring back the nut houses then populate them with politicians and bureaucrats.

 

[roadhunter]

From my understanding after a visit to the UNL facility where they measure this is that much of the methane comes from burps rather than farts.

 

[roadhunter]

Dairy groups blast methane reductions: ‘Cows expel gas so they don’t explode’ | Environment | The Guardian

And here I thought termites were the worst offenders.

(What's next? Eliminate Mexican food?)

Australia is on the cutting edge of methane reduction in cattle.
Biochar reduces enteric methane and improves growth and feed conversion in local “Yellow” cattle fed cassava root chips and fresh cassava foliage

 

[dickfoster]

From my understanding after a visit to the UNL facility where they measure this is that much of the methane comes from burps rather than farts.

My guess is that much more of it and other hot air emissions emanates from Sacramento, the state capital, than all the cattle in the state put together. I wonder if they are including themselves? Where there's bullshit there has to be a lot of gas too.

 

[jerrybob]

My guess is that much more of it and other hot air emissions emanates from Sacramento, the state capital, than all the cattle in the state put together. I wonder if they are including themselves? Where there's bullshit there has to be a lot of gas too.

Well said!:thumbsup: