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The project will be the first in the world to pioneer biomass feedstock production from gases and microorganisms that thrive in the extreme conditions found at geothermal sites. Photo: Canva
14-10 | News

Producing feed from greenhouse gases – a pioneering project

According to JBS, about 1.2 million tons of beef tallow and pork lard have been directed towards the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) over the past 2 years. Photo: Canva
07-08 | News

Cow power: Animal waste to fuel aircrafts

Danish farmers will be charged a carbon tax from 2030, with the goal of reducing emissions in the agricultural sector. Photo: Chris McCullough
27-06 | News

World-first carbon tax for Danish farmers

A focus on net zero livestock in the UK
11-07-2023 | News

A focus on net zero livestock in the UK

AstraZeneca began purchasing the Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) produced by Vanguard Renewables. Vanguard Renewables will work with dairy farmers and food and beverage manufacturers, retailers and distributors to produce RNG using farm-based anaerobic digestion (AD) from food and dairy cow manure. Photo: Chris McCullough
10-07-2023 | News

US: Pharmaceutical giant turns to dairy sector to cut carbon

Nutritional strategies to reduce the cow’s carbon footprint can act directly or indirectly within the cow, while presenting different economic considerations for producers. Photo: Shutterstock
06-07-2023 | Article

Economics of direct and indirect approaches to reduce methane

Cows with a one-point higher score for EnviroCow don’t just produce 10% less methane in their enteric emissions – they also consume 10% less feed and produce a massive 33% higher weight of fat and protein in their lifetime than the average cow. Photo: Peter Roek
28-06-2023 | News

UK milk producers urged to run genetic carbon audits

The National Farmers’ Union says GWP* provides a measure of the behaviour of methane in the atmosphere and its net contribution to global warming to a greater degree of accuracy. Photo: Twan Wiermans
06-06-2023 | News

Calls for new methane metric to be used for GHG calculations

Dairy cow numbers in Ireland have risen since the abolishment of milk quotas in April 2015 with numbers currently totalling 1.5 million head. Photo: Chris McCullough
06-06-2023 | News

Irish gov. suggests culling 65,000 cows yearly due to emissions

Farmers hold a unique power to be an innovative part of the solutions to climate change. Photo: Ronald Hissink
16-02-2023 | News

Sustainable dairy: Establishing net-zero farms