Mootral, dubbed the Tesla for cows, has emerged as a quick fix to this gassiness. Developed by biotech company Zaluvida, Mootral is essentially a dietary supplement that can be fed to cows to reduce the amount of methane they produce during digestion. A blend of A blend of garlic powder and citrus extracts, it's a natural solution that's 10 years in the making.

"Mootral complements the current diet of the animal, so it's just a small addition on a farm," explains Trista Van Tine, Zaluvida's global marketing director. "But it's able to reduce their methane emissions by 30 percent."

Considering human activity has more than doubled the amount of methane present in the atmosphere and farmers will need to produce 70 percent more food to keep up with demand by 2050, this reduction is a promising step forward. Right now, Zaluvida is still rolling out the product on a handful of farms in the United States and Europe, but they hope to expand their reach and eventually comprise a whole new category of meat.

"Through these pilot relationships, we're trying to demonstrate to the broader community what is possible by integrating such a simple solution into farm management practices," says Van Tine. "The resulting milk and beef is now the product that we're presenting as a new standard in sustainable food: Climate Smart."

By labeling milk and beef that comes from cows that took Mootral as "Climate Smart," she's speaking to consumers who want to reduce their environmental impact but aren't ready to give up animal products altogether.