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Tuesday, June 4, 2024
dsm-firmenich's methane-reducing feed ingredient Bovaer ready for US market launch
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it has completed its comprehensive, multi-year review of Bovaer® (3-NOP), a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient, and determined the product meets safety and efficacy requi ...
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Swedish start-up raises nearly US$3 million for methane-reducing feed additive
Swedish start-up Volta Greentech has raised kr32 million (US$2.95 million) to bring its Lome feed additive to market.
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
US scientists develop livestock feed additives to reduce methane emissions
Researchers Matias Aguerre and Liliane Silva from Clemson University, South Carolina, US, are teaming up with counterparts from the University of Florida and Auburn University to devise additives for livestock feed aimed at curbing methane ...
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Canadian innovation based on genetic selection to cut dairy cattle's methane emissions awarded
A University of Guelph (Canada) innovation that uses genetic selection methods to reduce methane emissions in dairy cattle has received the university's Innovation of the Year Award for 2023.
Monday, December 11, 2023
Draft protocol to encourage Canada's cattle farmers to cut enteric methane emissions
Environment and Climate Change Canada published a draft fourth protocol under Canada's Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit System on December 11.
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Global dairy giants unite to tackle methane emissions in supply chains
Major global dairy companies, including Nestle, Danone, the Bel Group, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, and Lactalis USA, have partnered with the non-profit Environmental Defence Fund (EDF) to introduce the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA), ...
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
USDA invests over US$18 million in dairy farm projects to combat methane emissions
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Regional Conservation Partnership Program is channelling more than US$18 million into initiatives aimed at reducing methane emissions on dairy farms, Brownfield Ag News reported.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Irish research suggests high-quality grass can lower methane emissions from cattle
Ciaran McDonnell, a researcher with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), said that a recent study on methane emissions from dairy and beef cattle found that cattle grazing on "high-quality grass" emit lower methane levels, ...
Friday, November 17, 2023
Australian supermarket chain expands use of methane-reducing feed supplement to cut emissions
Major Australian supermarket chain, Coles, is set to increase the adoption of the "methane-reducing" feed supplement, Bovaer, following successful trials that demonstrated a more than 50% reduction in cattle methane emissions, Ret ...
Friday, November 3, 2023
Canadian dairy producers slow to adopt methane emission reduction tool
Adoption of a new breeding tool aimed at reducing methane emissions in Canadian dairy herds has been slow, according to representatives from Semex Alliance, a genetic company, Farmtario reported.
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Startup raises US$29 million to scale seaweed-based platform to slash methane emissions from livestock
CH4 Global, a startup dedicated to combatting methane emissions from ruminant livestock through the utilisation of red seaweed-derived feed supplements, has successfully secured US$29 million in its latest funding round to build a productio ...
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Bovaer feed supplement celebrates milestone: 50,000 metric tonnes of CO2 saved in methane reduction
Feed supplement Bovaer, developed by DSM-Firmenich, has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle, with the reduction of 50,000 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent emissions and counting, Be ...
Friday, July 21, 2023
Cargill and partners announce first Gold Standard-approved methane emissions reduction methodology for beef producers
Beef producers are leading the way toward the future of sustainable agriculture and hold the ability to mitigate methane emissions that address climate change. To recognise these efforts and enable reduction value to be quantified, Cargill ...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
UK minister advocates genetic engineering of cows to reduce methane emissions
Mark Spencer, UK Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries, has expressed his preference for genetically engineering cows to emit less methane as a solution to environmental concerns over meat production, Jersey Evening Post reporte ...
Monday, July 17, 2023
Australian trial of seaweed cattle feed shows lower methane reductions than expected
A trial of a seaweed supplement Asparagopsis to 40 wagyu cattle in an Australian feedlot for 300 days conducted in Australia recorded much lower reductions in greenhouse gas compared to previous studies, The Guardian reported.

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