Dairy Technical
Utilising spring grass can help reduce methane output - reseacher
Reducing methane emissions within Irish grazing systems is a challenge for the sector ahead of emission reduction targets. Irish agriculture...
feed additives
Environment
'Methane does not need to reach net zero'- Thorne
An insight was given into how Ireland is attempting to reduce its methane emissions in agriculture at a conference in...
Beef
Could a daffodil plant hold the secret to tackling methane emissions?
Trials are underway to discover if an extract from daffodil plants, called haemanthamine, could hold the secret to cutting methane...
Agri-Business
Volac launches new feed additives division
The dairy nutrition company Volac has today (Wednesday, March 15) announced the launch of its new feed additives division. The...
Agri-Business
Shalloo urges caution on methane-reducing feed additive claims
There will be breakthroughs with methane-reducing feed additives but it will take time, according to Dr. Laurence Shalloo of Teagasc....
N.Ireland
How will the dairy sector reduce its carbon footprint?
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) senior advisor, Alan Agnew, has highlighted steps that dairy farmers can take...
Agri-Business
Feed additives: More research required for pasture-based systems
The potential of feed additives to reduce methane levels in ruminating animals has been demonstrated by the compound 3-nitrooxypropanol –...