Environment
The position paper was developed by the Irish sustainable farming organisation as part of its role in the Methane Matters Coalition.
Machinery
The search to replace the compression ignition, or diesel engine, has been going on for many years now, but so far with little success
B+LNZ is leading a call by global agricultural organisations for countries to take a split-gas approach when reporting GHG emissions.
The Danish government is making efforts to push for emissions pricing on methane from livestock across the EU in line with its own tax.
Agri-Business
The New Zealand government has decided to lower its 2050 target for reductions in biogenic methane emissions.
Researchers are hopeful that dilute methane emissions from dairy barns can be effectively...
A new study led by University of Galway has found that proposed Irish climate targets "protect...
Carbery and Climate KIC, will trial "next-generation methane-reducing technologies" on 10 additional dairy farms in West Cork.
Sheep
The Sustain Sheep Project is currently seeking farmers’ views to assess their awareness of the genetic tools to help reduce methane emissions
New Zealand and Ireland are close allies, with both countries taking similar approaches to reducing methane emissions from agriculture.
With the threat of global warming increasing, research around GHG and in particular methane, is becoming more and more important.
Scientists and breeders have joined forces on a new $27.4 million 'Global Methane Genetics Initiative' to breed low-methane livestock
New Zealand farmers are on track to meet the biogenic methane emissions reduction target by 2030, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced funding of up to €6.6 million for new environmental research.
Despite growing awareness and calls for action over reducing methane in the atmosphere, many barriers stand in the way of studies.
Beef
Beef Plan Movement (BPM) is calling for immediate changes in Ireland’s climate change legislation and associated emissions targets
FFA spokesperson William Taylor, has said that food security should be a priority not using IVF to produce low methane-emitting cows.
Dairy
A scientist in Scotland has hailed the birth of an IVF calf as a potentially significant moment for the UK dairy industry.
Sheep News
A new project relating to genetic merit for low environmental impact traits into national breeding schemes for sheep is underway
Denmark is set to become the first country in the world to introduce a CO2 tax on "emissions from livestock".
Ruminants are often blamed for global warming due to their enteric methane emissions but their contribution and important role in grassland..
Methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official statistics suggest, a new study suggests.
New Zealand ambassador to Ireland, Trevor Mallard spoke to Agriland at a recent farm open day showcasing New Zealand agri-tech solutions...
