* Producers are organisms that make their own food. They do this through photosynthesis, a process where they use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create energy-rich sugars (food).
* Cows are herbivores, meaning they eat plants. Plants are producers, so cows are consuming organisms that have already made their own food.
Therefore, cows are consumers, not producers. They get their energy by eating the food that producers (plants) have created.