N.Ireland
Watch: Potential for vaccines to reduce methane emissions?
With the threat of global warming increasing, research around greenhouse gases (GHG) and in particular methane, is becoming increasingly important....
Methane
N.Ireland
$27.4m genetics initiative will breed low-methane emitting cattle
Scientists and breeders across the globe have joined forces on a new $27.4 million ‘Global Methane Genetics Initiative’ designed to...
Environment
NZ farmers ‘on track’ to meet methane emissions reduction targets
New Zealand farmers are on track to meet the target of a 10% reduction in biogenic methane emissions by 2030,...
Environment
Main barriers for methane reduction research outlined
Despite growing awareness and calls for action over reducing methane in the atmosphere, many barriers stand in the way of...
N.Ireland
FFA: IVF calf project to reduce emissions is ‘backward step’
Farmers for Action (FFA) spokesperson William Taylor, has indicated that food security should be the priority for production agriculture not...
Dairy
Introducing Hilda: Could this IVF calf transform the UK dairy industry?
A scientist in Scotland has hailed the birth of an IVF calf, that hails from a research project to develop...
Environment
Government report calls for methane action plan
The Environment and Climate Change Committee has published its report ‘Methane: keeping up momentum’, which calls for the UK to...
Environment
New Zealand reveals independent panel to review methane science
The government in New Zealand has unveiled members of an independent panel to review the science around methane emissions. The...
N.Ireland
Methane inhibitors must work in a grazing context
Methane inhibitors must work in both a confined feeding and grazing scenario if ruminant agriculture is to meet its climate...
Environment
Canadian gov announces methane reduction incentive
The government of Canada has announced a methane reduction incentive published by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The initiative was...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Watch – German family farm supplying heat to Lemken
Jens Engelken is an agricultural engineer by training and now runs the family home with his wife Stephanie and their...
Environment
COP28: Agreement to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
Almost 200 nations have agreed to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems” at the 28th United Nations (UN)...
N.Ireland
Farmers breaking through methane emissions ‘glass ceiling’
The recent Ruminant Methane Mitigation conference held by the British Society of Animal Science (BCAS) in Belfast, delivered new insights...
Agri-Business
New Zealand delays requirement for farmers to report emissions
The government of New Zealand has decided to delay the requirement for farmers to report climate change emissions until later...
N.Ireland
First methane inhibitor approved in New Zealand
New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has approved a feed additive to reduce methane emissions in livestock. Dutch State Mines...
Beef
Methane reduction methodology launched for beef producers
A new methane emissions reduction methodology has been developed in the US which is aimed at beef producers. Global food...
Machinery
Focus: Harvesting gas from livestock slurry in Cornwall
Methane has been hitting the headlines of late as a significant greenhouse gas, even at concentrations of as little as...
Beef
Dutch businesses see success with methane-reducing additive
Three businesses active in the Dutch agriculture sector have said that their partnership has seen success with a new methane-reducing...
