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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, February 6, 2024
HKScan revises climate emissions calculation and target
Finnish food producer HKScan has updated the climate emissions calculation, climate target and timeline of its responsibility programme to better align with international climate work guidelines, calculation guidelines and reporting standar ...
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Fonterra to install first electrode boiler at Edendale, New Zealand, to reduce emissions
Fonterra has announced it will install a 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland, New Zealand.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Veramaris strengthens emissions commitments with first Scope 3 targets
Veramaris has for the first time announced a Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target to reduce absolute Scope 3 emissions by 22.5% by 2030, compared to a 2021 baseline — further building on the company's climate commitments.
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
EU's updated Industrial Emissions Directive to cover farms with certain numbers of livestock units
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the European Council have reached a provisional agreement on the revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Waste Landfill Directive and the new regulation on the industrial emiss ...
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 10, 2023
New farming techniques in Vietnam slash greenhouse gas emissions in shrimp farms
New agricultural methods in Vietnam have successfully reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by nearly 17% in extensive shrimp farms and almost 11% in intensive farms, according to research conducted on monitoring GHG emissions from shrimp ...
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.
Friday, October 27, 2023
Faroe Islands salmon farmer Hiddenfjord achieves 94% reduction in CO2 emissions
Faroe Islands-based salmon producer Hiddenfjord has announced a significant environmental milestone, revealing a substantial 94% reduction in carbon emissions associated with overseas transportation after transitioning to sea transport excl ...
Monday, October 23, 2023
China likely to witness 20% drop in pork supply chain's GHG emissions
Farm restructuring and technology development and adoption are likely to lead to a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions within China's pork supply chain, Rabobank said.

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