As that renowned philosopher Kermit the Frog once said: “It’s not easy being green”. It’s even harder with Miss Piggy breathing down your neck, but for a real challenge, try greening the planet with genomics one cow burp at a time. A new Genome Alberta project is doing just that. Armed with a catchy title – “Development and deployment of MBVs/gEPDs for feed efficiency and carcass traits that perform in commercial beef cattle” – and a top-notch research team, the project uses genomics to develop more accurate breeding values for key traits of commercial cattle.