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Deadly Bird Flu Strain Hits Dairy Cows: 'Could Make COVID Seem Like A Walk In The Park,' Expert Says (CORRECTED)
Friday, February 7, 2025 - 4:44pm | 624Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct a paragraph written about the Coca-Cola Co, not Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of bird flu associated with a man's death in...
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How A Versatile Cow Byproduct Could Fuel A New Generation Of Cannabis Farmers
Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 10:37am | 1242This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. Here’s an interesting fact for your next Zoom call “ice breaker,” an 800-pound cow will produce about 100 pounds of poop a day. There are about 9 million dairy cows in the United...
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Google Co-Founder Investing in Meat? (GOOG)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 3:19pm | 560Yes, it’s true. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) co-founder Sergey Brin is investing in meat but it’s not cows, farms and the country fair. It’s far more scientific than that. Brin is investing $332,000 into synthetic meat. It’s easy to poke fun at such an endeavor but when you read about it, it’s no...
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Lively Gains In Livestock (COW, ENZL, ARGT)
Monday, April 25, 2011 - 8:20pm | 298Just like the rest of the commodity complex, milk prices have soared nearly 60% over the last two years. The same can be said for the livestock side. Worldwide demand for beef is near all-time highs as the rising middle class in emerging markets continues to grow. This demand has grown at such fast...