Paul J. Kononoff

Feed-Lot Magazine Methane is produced by dairy and beef cattle when feeds are digested (rumen fermentation) in the stomach (rumen). Through the digestive process methane is belched from the mouth of the animal into the environment. There are also small amounts of methane produced from storage of livestock manure. An example would be feedlot lagoons that catch and store runoff from pens. Agriculture’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions is about 10%.

Feed-Lot Magazine Greenhouse gases (GHG) are molecules in the Earth’s atmosphere that allow heat from the sun to pass through to the surface while restricting heat from escaping back through the atmosphere, leading to a net warming effect on the climate. The name ‘greenhouse gas’ originated from the process first observed in glass greenhouses.

). This year will mark the 107th year of existence for the At the core of scientific peer review is “sharing insights and information among peers so that researchers can learn from each other and move science forward” (Journal of Dairy Science. Over this time, the journal has been a stable pillar of ADSA, the dairy sector, and the scientific community. Several years ago, Kent Anderson published an article ( Anderson, 2016 Anderson K.