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Ireland looks to seaweed in quest to curb methane from cows
While there’s lots of interest in the method, it’s years away from mass production
Investor group warns livestock industry needs to do more on methane
FAIRR Initiative report could influence how, and where, members invest
Reuters – A global push to cut methane emissions and end deforestation is at risk of being held back by weak corporate efforts in the livestock industry, an investor group […] Read more
JBS aims to cut global methane emissions from cows using new feed additive
JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has announced a partnership with health and nutrition company Royal DSM with the goal of reducing methane emissions on its global supply chains. JBS […] Read more
Debating carbon decrease priorities
There’s debate among agriculture organizations on how to measure the sector’s contributions
Should agriculture’s decreases in carbon emissions be based on intensity of use per unit of food, or measured in the total volume of reductions? That’s the crux of a philosophical […] Read more
Comment: A global methane pledge is great – but only if it doesn’t distract us from CO2 cuts
Climate change: The atmospheric life of methane and CO2 are dramatically different, but we aren’t in an either/or situation
Leading an alliance of more than 100 countries, U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have launched the Global Methane Pledge – an agreement to cut methane […] Read more
Lowering livestock methane through heritable microbes
Breeding programs based on microbial DNA could help meet climate targets faster
Methane-reducing feed ingredients and emissions-focused breeding programs have the potential to significantly reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emitted by livestock. For the latter, however, new research from Scotland’s Rural […] Read more
Reducing methane can benefit livestock
A combination of strategies is focus of new research
Reducing methane emissions from cattle likely depends on more than one strategy, a researcher told the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. Dr. Cecile Martin from the Université Clermont Auvergne in […] Read more
EU farmers could get cash to curb emissions from belching livestock
Brussels | Reuters — Farmers should get European Union funding to reduce methane emissions from livestock or increase organic farmland, the European Commission said on Thursday, under plans to make […] Read more
Continually agitated manure system launches in North America
Irish-developed system installed in new Wellington County dairy barn
In an innovative new dairy barn near Moorefield, the centuries-old practice of composting solid manure is being combined with a new-to-North-America approach to continually agitating liquid manure. On May 12, […] Read more
Methane reducing additives that work
Herd management remains most important factor
Lemongrass has received media attention of late for its potential to reduce methane emissions in livestock. However, it’s just the latest in a long line of additives being studied. Following […] Read more
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