methane

Pilot farmer Koen Slegers said: “We did not notice any change in the behaviour of the animals and the milk production remained the same. We look forward to continuing to use this product and keeping the carbon footprint of our milk as low as possible.” Photo: Mark Pasveer
20-07-2022 | News

Promising methane emission reductions trial

This webinar looked at sustainability in dairy farming with feed efficiency, herd longevity and reproduction in mind. (L - R) Frederik Gadeyne, product developer within the R&D ruminants team at Agrimprove; Zana van Dijk, editor Dairy Global; (top) Valentin Nenov, global ruminants manager at Phileo by Lesaffre; Albert de Vries, Professor at the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida.
16-06-2022 | News

Webinar on demand: Sustainable Dairy Farming

Mark Lyons said, “Our belief is that agriculture has the greatest positive potential to influence the future of our planet that can provide nutrition for all and help rural communities to thrive and replenish our planet’s resources." Photo: Alltech
16-06-2022 | Article

“Net zero doesn’t cut it”

The new proposals plan to charge farmers for their gas emissions from 2025, with different charges for those gases that are shorter and longer term. Photo: Chris McCullough
16-06-2022 | News

Farmers in New Zealand may be taxed for cow and sheep burps

Sea Forest is dramatically increasing its production of the seaweed supplement. Photo: Fonterra
02-06-2022 | News

Fonterra’s seaweed trial to lower emissions – what’s the latest?

Photo: Ellinbank
30-05-2022 | Article

Who will win the dairy carbon-neutrality race?

Understanding the different types of methanogens, how they interact with other microbes and their role in methanogenesis may enable the unveiling of mitigation strategies that can effectively reduce CH4 formation without disturbing the ruminal environment. Photo: Mark Pasveer
19-05-2022 | Article

Methane mitigation: Understanding the rumen microbiome

Nutrition-based strategies can also include grassland management, mainly by offsetting the need for concentrates, while most of the management-based strategies work by means of animal, slurry and fertiliser management. Photo: Roel Dijkstra
25-04-2022 | Article

8 options for dairy farmers to reduce emissions

Bovaer will contribute to the greening of the EU's agriculture, and to the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy. Photo: Koos Groenewold
24-02-2022 | News

EU approves methane-reducing feed additive for dairy

Biodigestion in the US has been cast as something the small, individual farmer can’t afford, says Michel Wattiaux, Professor of Dairy Systems Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Photo: Jan Willem Schouten
18-02-2022 | Article

Sustainability: The small dairy’s place