Search Results: keywords:"livestock management"

  • H. R. 8676 — To reduce enteric methane emissions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,834

    The bill, known as H.R. 8676 or the EMIT LESS Act of 2024, aims to reduce the methane emissions produced by livestock in the United States. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish research facilities and training programs to study and manage these emissions....

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to help farms make less of a gas called methane, which comes from animals like cows. It suggests finding new ways to feed and take care of these animals so they stay healthy while polluting less.

  • H. R. 9062 — To provide for the establishment of an Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:1,454

    H.R. 9062 proposes the creation of the Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program on lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The program aims to give grazing permit holders more flexibility in managing their livestock to respond to changing conditions, like weather or market...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9062 is a plan to let people who let their animals graze on certain public lands have more choices in how they manage them, so they can better deal with things like bad weather or changes in what's needed. This plan makes sure they can do this without losing their grazing rights.

  • S. 4056 — To reduce enteric methane emissions, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,852

    The Enteric Methane Innovation Tools for Lower Emissions and Sustainable Stock Act of 2024, or the EMIT LESS Act of 2024, aims to reduce methane emissions from livestock. The bill proposes the creation of research facilities and training programs to develop...

    Simple Explanation

    The EMIT LESS Act of 2024 is a plan to help animals, like cows, fart less so there's less polluting gases in the air; it wants to try new ideas on how to do this and help farmers learn how to make it happen.