SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION IDENTIFIED AS RESEARCH GAP IN STUDIES OF LIVESTOCK METHANE EMISSIONS

LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 2 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release:

In a paper published in the New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research this week, University of Wyoming researchers identified a gap in existing studies of livestock methane emissions: soil carbon sequestration.



Globally, there are growing concerns about methane emissions from beef cattle, which produce more methane than any other domesticated species. In the United States, beef cattle contribute 18 percent of the country's total methane emissions.



Proposed mitigation strategies have included changes in cattle diets, genetic selection and the implementation of methane taxes. But a few studies have explored whether soil carbon sequestration can hel...