methane

The demonstration farm at the centre of the project is a 290-hectare property surrounding Fonterra’s Whareroa site. Photo: Nestlé

03-03 | News

New Zealand gets its first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm

Scientists found there was an 85% correlation between collected methane and predicted methane, with the conclusion being there is a genetic way to lower methane. Photo Canva

01-02 | News

Breeding lower methane cows

Like every edition, the conference took place at the Paris la Villette Convention Center, with more than 600 delegates. Photo: Philippe Caldier

09-01 | Article

Dairy conference: Protein self-sufficiency and sustainability

Lars van de Nieuwenhof accurately weighs Bovaer10, Agrifirm's mineral mixture to which Bovaer has been added, for use in his feed mixer. He calculates with 150 g of Bovaer10 per cow per day. Photo: Bert Jansen

04-11-2022 | News

Bovaer pilot: CO2 reduction revenue model

The improvement of digestion made possible by Vivactiv allows for a reduction in the release of nitrogen and methane into the environment. Photo: Vivactiv

03-11-2022 | Article

Feed solutions to help combat global warming

Pilot farmer Koen Slegers said: “We did not notice any change in the behaviour of the animals and the milk production remained the same. We look forward to continuing to use this product and keeping the carbon footprint of our milk as low as possible.” Photo: Mark Pasveer

20-07-2022 | News

Promising methane emission reductions trial

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?