# Farmers cut cows' emissions by altering diets

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**Created:** [June 22, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/farmers-cut-cows-emissions-by-altering-diets/30082 "2009-06-22T22:33:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mtnjim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/pheromonetalk.com/mtnjim/32/2010_2.png) [@Mtnjim](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/Mtnjim)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/farmers-cut-cows-emissions-by-altering-diets/30082/1 "2009-06-22T22:33:33Z")

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> **[Farmers cut cows’ emissions by altering diets](http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/bal-green-cows-0622,0,1315399.story)**
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> COVENTRY, Vermont - Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows’ diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp – dairy cows’ contribution to global warming.

In other words by feeding cows what cows evolved to eat in place of cheap corn.

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**Author:** ![TheCentaur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@TheCentaur](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/TheCentaur)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/farmers-cut-cows-emissions-by-altering-diets/30082/2 "2009-06-25T18:32:37Z")

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lol. the feedlots give us wonderful cuts of beef from cows that are days away from having a heart attack from all of that corn the last 8 weeks of their life…