emissions

€24.3 billion has been reserved for tackling the nitrogen problem. The money is used to support farmers who are unable to continue their business in the same way. Photo: Wick Natzijl
17-06-2022 | News

​The Netherlands: Nitrogen should be slashed 70% in key areas

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

The carbon impact of food is not taking account of nutrient value but simply being based on quantity of products. Photo: Shutterstock
17-05-2022 | News

Dangers of restricting dairy output amid carbon concerns

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

Some Russian milk farms could close its doors due to the new regulation. Photo: Vladislav Vorotnikov
04-02-2022 | Article

Russia’s emissions regulation causing dairy concerns