The events underscore the challenge of balancing conservation, Indigenous interests and pressure from agribusiness, one of Brazil’s most powerful sectors. Brazil is the world’s largest beef producer, ...

By Aimee Gabay A crackdown by the Brazilian government on land-grabbers who cleared primary Amazon forest for ranching and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PARANAÍTA, Brazil — Cattle are a huge problem. They’re the No. 1 threat to biodiversity and the No. 2 threat (after fossil fuels) ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Nearly 3,000 head of cattle died from hypothermia in Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul state in recent days, according to a statement posted on the website of local veterinary services ...

A Brazilian trial by Minerva Foods and Rumin8 found that adding bromoform to cattle feed cut methane emissions by more than half over four months. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and livestock ...

The Senate Finance Committee used a hearing Thursday to highlight the fact that Brazilian packers are producing beef from cattle raised illegally on land once made up of lush Amazon jungle, and some ...

April 27 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is looking at ways to perform more effectively the challenging task of tracing the origins of cattle raised for slaughtering, Carlos Favaro, agriculture ...

FORMOSO DO ARAGUAIA, Brazil (AP) — On a vast island in northern Brazil, an unusual debate about cattle and conservation is taking place. Federal authorities last year ordered the removal of herds from ...