Rural Life
Biomethane volumes in NI much greater than estimated
Turning livestock manure and grass silage into biomethane could help to meet Northern Ireland's demand for energy as well as...
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374 results for: methane
Agri-Business
Study shows 11% methane drop in supplemented dairy cows
A new study has shown that cumulative methane output was reduced by almost 11% in dairy cows that received a...
Dairy
Fonterra to expand trial on reducing methane emissions to more farms
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, is to expand a trial which uses seaweed to reduce methane emissions from cows. In...
Agri-Business
Research highlights link between ruminant health and methane emissions
A new report has highlighted the role that reducing key endemic diseases in ruminants can play in reducing methane emissions...
Agri-Business
10,000 cows involved in pilot methane-reduction programme
European dairy co-operative, Arla Foods and global science-based company, Royal DSM are set to start a large-scale, on-farm pilot with...
Agri-Business
Methane-reducing feed additive a step closer to approval
Royal DSM has received a positive European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) opinion for the use of its novel methane-reducing feed...
Agri-Business
DSM to open methane-reducing additive production plant in Scotland
Royal DSM, a global company active in health, nutrition and bioscience, has announced that it is planning to implement large...
Environment
UFU responds to COP26 methane emissions reduction pledge
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, has responded to the COP26 pledge by many world leaders to cut global...
Dairy
RABDF calls on government to create joined-up emissions policy after methane pledge
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has called on the government to create a joined-up approach to reduce...
Environment
New Holland Methane Power Tractor wins top award
New Holland Agriculture's first production T6 Methane Power Tractor has been crowned Sustainable Tractor of the Year 2022 – the...
Environment
NI farm trials to test willow’s ability to reduce methane emissions
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to begin in Northern Ireland in the...
Agri-Business
Brazil approves methane-reducing livestock feed additive
Royal DSM, a global company active in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has received regulatory approval from the Brazilian and...
Machinery
World’s first biomethane-powered hybrid tractor unveiled
Europe's largest vertically integrated organic food producer, the Lithuania-based AUGA group, has introduced the world's first hybrid biomethane and electric...
Agri-Business
Methane-eliminating ag-tech company receives £7 million in funding
N2 Applied, an agricultural technology business that converts animal manure into sustainable fertiliser while trapping gases, has received £7 million...
Agri-Business
Calls for NI to invest in technology to reduce methane emissions from waste
Lack of investment in Northern Ireland's waste infrastructure has left the industry emitting higher volumes of environmentally-damaging greenhouse gases, such...
Environment
IPCC: Warming effect of methane likely to be significantly overstated
The global warming effect of methane could be overestimated by as much as three or four times, according to a...
Agri-Business
Tackling emissions through methane-reducing masks for cows
A new strategic partnership aims to tackle methane emissions in the dairy industry - through the use of methane-reducing masks...
Agri-Business
Biomethane boost: NI biogas plant to power ‘green’ trucks with food waste
A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...
