Hoofprint Biome boosts cow nutrition while slashing methane burps

Sometimes, answering a long-standing problem is a matter of finding a new perspective.

Take methane from cows: For years, people have been trying to eliminate the gas from cow burps in an attempt to limit the livestock’s impact on the climate. But they haven’t made a dent. That’s in part because they were looking at the issue from the perspective of a climate scientist, not a farmer.

Kathryn Polkoff, co-founder and CEO of Hoofprint Biome, has been thinking about the problem more like a farmer, though.

“The first time I heard about…