The UN points out that the world population is expected to grow from the current 8 billion people to around 10 billion by ...

Broadcast version by Isobel Charle for Washington News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration Beef production has steadily been rising over the last half-century.

Heat stress is widely recognized as a critical risk factor in livestock systems. Rising temperatures and humidity levels can ...

Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases because of better control, biosecurity and separation of livestock. A new study examines the effect of social and ...

A start-up has developed a vaccine that cuts methane emissions from cow burps, with plans for a commercial launch within three years. Cattle produce methane as a byproduct of fermenting grasses and ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

Drought in Texas this year is forcing ranchers to send more cows to slaughter. That could disrupt the beef supply in coming years and may lead to shortages. Experts link climate change with drought ...

Hemphill County, Texas (CNN) — When Shane Pennington, a 56-year-old cattle farmer near Canadian, Texas, first saw flames from an enormous wildfire approaching the ranch he manages, his first concern ...

Death and destruction hit iconic industry The cattle business in Texas is worth an estimated $15.5 billion, making it by far the most profitable agricultural commodity in the state, according to the ...