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Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Marfig Global Foods to reduce 43% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2035
Paulo Pires, sustainability chief for Marfrig, said the Brazil-based company aims to reach a 43% reduction in direct emissions from its meatpacking process and energy consumption by 2035.
Monday, September 21, 2020
More food companies battle cattle methane emissions
Companies such as Nestle SA, Fonterra Co-operative Group, and Burger King US have integrated feed additives into their food production, developed to reduce greenhouse gas inducing methane from cattle, Reuters reported.
Friday, September 4, 2020
Smithfield Foods announces zero emissions plan
Biggest pork producer in the world Smithfield Foods said it aims to cut emissions from its operations to zero, the first in the industry to publicly announce a carbon negative goal, Bloomberg reported.
Monday, August 24, 2020
FutureFeed to commercialise livestock feed that reduces cattle methane emissions
CSIRO, Australia's national science agency announced the creation of FutureFeed Pty Ltd, which will commercialise a cattle feed that can reduce methane emissions from beef and dairy cattle.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Fonterra partnership looks into using seaweed to reduce emissions by dairy cows
Fonterra will partner with Sea Forest to explore the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated by dairy herds by using seaweed in feed.
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Emissions from biggest dairy firms equal those of UK
Based on a new report, the 13 biggest dairy firms in the world have the same combined greenhouse gas emissions as the whole of UK, the sixth largest economy in the world, The Guardian reported.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Delacon: Phytogenics mitigates emissions, preserves biodiversity
On World Environment Day on Friday, June 5, Delacon stressed the role of plant-based additives, or phytogenics, in reducing emissions.
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Red seaweed use in animal feed can cut cattle methane emissions
Scientists from Bantry Marine Research Station in West Cork, Ireland have reported significant results in the use of a type of red seaweed to cut methane emissions in cattle, reported Farming Independent.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Australia reports lower greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 from declines in the farm sector
Australian government data showed greenhouse gas emissions in Australia dropped 0.9% in 2019 due to big declines in the farm industry from a prolonged drought depleting cattle and sheep herds, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Researchers manage cattle microbiomes to cut methane emissions
For the first time, researchers of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) were able to control the cattle's microbiome which could prevent methane production, and eventually lessen greenhouse gasses, Phys.org reported.
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
UK to update pig ammonia emissions factors
To update pig ammonia emissions factors, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHBD) has declared a big project underway to measure the ammonia emissions from different pig buildings in the UK, New Food reported.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
McKinsey consultancy report outlines ways farms can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
These include breeding cattle that produce lower methane and utilising new technologies such as zero-emission farm machinery, reported Reuters.
Friday, April 17, 2020
Livestock farming contribute mainly to agriculture ammonia emissions
Researchers in China found that ammonia emissions from agriculture were mainly contributed by livestock and poultry farming (78.08%) and nitrogen fertiliser application (21.92%).
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Charoen Pokphand Foods introduces eco-friendly chicken feed with lower CO2 emissions
Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CPF) of Thailand has launched an eco-friendly chicken feed that combines proportionate nutrient formulae and enzymes for better nutrient absorption and digestion.
Monday, March 9, 2020
New research shows Ralco's feed additive reduces methane emissions
Research shows that feeding Stand Strong™ for Ruminants - a natural oregano - and cobalt-based feed additive - to dairy cows reduced methane emissions by 15%, as published in the March 2020 Journal of Dairy Science.

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