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‘Of the 560 trillion grams of methane emitted every year, 550 are removed’

February 21, 2020

“Of the 560 trillion grams [teragrams] of methane emitted to the atmosphere every year by ruminant livestock, 550 trillion grams are removed.” That…

Taoiseach talks methane, new REPS and ‘BEAM II’

January 28, 2020

Agri Politics

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) today, Tuesday, January 28, where he was questioned…

‘Too late to change’ 2030 emission targets despite methane revelation

January 23, 2020

Environment

The Government’s 2030 targets for cutting agricultural emissions will not be revised to reflect the true global warming potential of methane. That’s according…

‘It is not new carbon that we have; it is recycled carbon’ – Dr. Mitloehner on livestock-related emissions

January 19, 2020

Beef

Livestock emissions are “completely different” than fossil fuel emissions. This is a key message laboured by Dr. Frank Mitloehner – a leading global…

Methane reduction linked to better on-farm profitability

January 18, 2020

Beef

Reducing methane production enhances on-farm profitability, according to the preliminary findings of a potentially game-changing international project involving Teagasc, the Irish Cattle Breeding…

Methane reduction target would ‘reduce output and cost jobs’ – IFA

January 6, 2020

Environment

Proposals from Fine Gael to introduce a reduction target for methane would be “damaging to Ireland’s rural economy and global climate emissions”, according…

Climate action: Should methane be measured the same as carbon dioxide?

July 16, 2019

Environment

A different metric should be used to measure methane emissions for climate change policy, according to a recent paper published by the Oxford…

ICBF and Teagasc to tackle methane emissions from cattle

December 9, 2018

Beef

Speaking at the 2018 Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Genetics Conference, Stephan Conroy of ICBF described the research project that is currently on-going…

DNA and efficiency: ‘We want higher outputs from lower inputs’

January 29, 2018

Environment

“There is a worldwide increasing demand for meat, milk and eggs and this is driving the value of these animal-derived products. This is…

Benefits of feeding seaweed to cattle ‘must be seriously looked at’

July 17, 2017

Beef

The potential benefits of introducing seaweed to the diets of cattle deserve to be seriously looked at, according to Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice.…

New Holland’s latest creation is just pure ‘gas’

April 7, 2017

Machinery

The development of New Holland’s 100% methane-powered tractor is making progress; the second-generation T6.180 ‘Methane Power‘ prototype has completed extensive testing across Europe.…

Does grass quality impact on greenhouse gas emissions from cattle?

February 11, 2017

Grass

The methane produced by ruminant animals in Ireland can account for 60% of the total agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, according to UCD’s Associate…