April 14, 2023

CH4 Global launches Methane Tamer feed supplement for beef cattle

US-based CH4 Global, Inc. — which provides products that enable the food industry value chain to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — announced on April 11 a new proprietary methane reducing digestive aide feed formulation for beef feedlot cattle called Methane Tamer™ Beef Feedlot.

The product is the first in a line of products for a full suite of ruminant animals and farming approaches being developed under the Methane Tamer™ brand and will initially be commercially available to partners in Australia. Global expansion is expected in the coming years.

Methane Tamer™ natural feed supplements minimise methane emissions from ruminant livestock in a cost-effective manner, so food producers can deliver premium, low-methane foods.

The natural product includes the entire Asparagopsis plant and is not a synthetic replication of only one of the active ingredients or an extract from Asparagopsis, CH4 said.

The new formulation reduces formation of methane in the animal rumen, thanks to a key ingredient: Asparagopsis seaweed. When processed correctly, Asparagopsis has been scientifically proven to reduce methane emissions in cattle by up to 90% without negative effects on animal welfare or beef quality taste or texture.

CH4's proprietary formulation contains quality Asparagopsis and other natural ingredients to support intake by feedlot cattle and easy inclusion in the feeding regimen. Its benefits include:

    - Up to 90% reduction of enteric methane emissions from beef feedlot cattle;

    - Supports feed efficiency and weight gain;

    - Aids in digestion.

The product will be made available to CH4's commercial partners, CirPro and Ravensworth, along with other partnerships currently under negotiation with commercial scale feedlots and food producers.

"As we validate the business model with our initial partners – both the business model for us and for the farmers, we will expand to our next group of partners," said Chris Rose, chief business development officer of CH4. "Those that enable scaling in our launch market and initial expansion into new geographic markets. The key to our model, and what we uniquely do is to drive a cost structure that not only enables, but also encourages usage of our product because it makes both economic and environmental sense to do so. It is also how we will achieve gigatonne scale impact before 2030."

"What we have developed over the last four years is a platform that can quickly scale and be highly profitable," said Steve Meller, chief executive officer of CH4. "In fact, this new approach, plus our filed IP's on novel ways to dramatically drive down costs of growing and processing Asparagopsis, while preserving bioactivity of the final product, has ensured that we now have, without question, the lowest cost product on the market while maintaining the highest quality, natural/non-synthetic product." 

- CH4 Global