N.Ireland
Queens University Belfast is launching a research project that aims to increase livestock productivity and reduce methane emissions
Environment
A slurry methane initiative, piloted on nine dairy farms in west Co. Cork, led to a 72% reduction in emissions.
Dairy
VistaMilk held a methane summit in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise during the week with over 200 industry members in attendance.
Agri-Business
Industry and researchers came together to discuss how to accelerate the measurement, management and reduction of enteric methane emissions.
A conference in Dublin on methane emissions from livestock has heard push back against claims made about the feed additive Bovaer.
Methane
Science - not politics- will determine any future changes to how cow methane is classified according to EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen.
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A €4.8 million project funded by the European Union will use microbiome science in a bid to reduce methane emissions from livestock.
Sheep
As the sheep industry pushes to cut emissions, the Texel Sheep Society is targeting breeding for cumulative, long-term reductions.
Beef
A new research project will investigate the lifetime potential of methane-reducing feed additives in beef cattle.
Teagasc is studying new ways to reduce methane emissions in beef cattle through diet, without hampering cattle performance.
Teagasc is currently inviting tenders from suppliers for a "sniffer system" to detect methane emissions in cows.
Climate mitigation risks being “undermined by misuse of new approaches to methane” according to a group of international scientists.
An Aarhus University study found no link between the use of Bovaer and an overall increase in cow mortality or decrease in milk yield.
Does feeding less protein to cows over a longer period not only reduce nitrogen losses, but also affect methane emissions?
Rural Life
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced new €6.5 million funding for environmental and climate research in Ireland.
The FAO is set to issue new guidance on the potential food safety risks related to methane inhibitors and similar additives.
Over 20 experts from across Europe discussed methane reduction and efficient farming at Methane Connect in Paris this week.
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.
The New Zealand government has decided to lower its 2050 target for reductions in biogenic methane emissions.
