Latest methane reduction innovations
Foodbytes helps you discover solutions and find partners. We are testing a pilot product to help sustainability managers compare CO2 reduction technologies.
We applied a consistent CO2 methodology to the solutions below. Discover how they can deliver near-term results in methane reduction.
Compare the latest methane reduction solutions:
CO2e REDUCTION
Comparison of carbon intensity KG CO2e/ KG protein and fat
COSTS
Transparency on annual price per lactating cow and price per KG CO2e
YIELD
Effects on yield proven on farm trails and academic literature
IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation requirements on farm e.g., frequency, grazing,
RISK
Assessment on risk factors e.g., animal and consumer health
-13% CH4 with feed supplement
Knewe Biosystems Ltd New Zealand
- CO2e: -15% reduction KG CO2e/ KG Protein and Fat
- YIELD: +23% Yield improvement
- COSTS: $1.35 per lactating cow/day
- IMPLEMENTATION: 2 x day feeding of pallets. Suitable for grazing.
- ANIMAL HEALTH: Reduces mastitis, calving disorder and therefore less replacements with heifers
- PARTNERS and INVESTORS: Fonterra
Knewe reduces by several means: Higher productivity for a given amount of feed consumed. Clearance of fermentation products from the rumen occurs more rapidly. The cow produces 16% less fatty acids for which methane is needed to clear. This reduces the available substrate for methane production accordingly; Knewe increases animal health and wellbeing to the point where one can expect about 1.3 more lactations per cow.
up to -20% CH4 with feed supplement
ProAgni Australia
- CO2e: up to -20%* KG CO2e/ KG Protein and Fat. Looking for partners to perform study on carbon intensity
- YIELD: +23% Yield improvement
- COSTS: $ unknown per lactating cow/day
- IMPLEMENTATION: pallets of powder, 3 days of cattle transition to diet. No insights on effect of grazing.
- ANIMAL & HUMAN HEALTH: Large reduction on use of antibiotics
- PARTNERS and INVESTORS: University of England
Proagni consists of live probiotics consuming hydrogen. These bacteria turn hydrogen into acetate which becomes the food source for the animal. All ingredients are on the safe-list for FDA.
-15% CH4 from low-protein grass
Grassa BV The Netherlands
- CO2e: 10% to -15% reduction of methane
- COSTS: Less cost on manure handling and other feed rations
- YIELD: Stable
- IMPLEMENTATION: Grass bales which are application ready, tested and proven
- PARTNERS and INVESTORS: UCD Ireland, Wageningen University
Protein reduced grass. Protein and other nutrients are extracted from grass and biomass. The protein reduced grass can be fed back to cows, which produce equal or even more milk, and way more sustainable with lower emissions of N, P and CO2.
MRV methane measurement on farm
RUMISSION
- CO2: On farm methane measurements leads to better reduction results than calculations with national averages
- COSTS: $20 per lactating cow/year
- IMPLEMENTATION: In stable senors
- ANIMAL HEALTH: Non-disruptive to farm operations and animal welfare
- PARTNERS and INVESTORS: WS, KJA, Cayuse
RUMISSION provides Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV) for the enteric methane sector (emissions from cattle and other ruminants).MRV-as-a-Service: Measure many cattle at one time from a few sensors. Non-disruptively measure aggregate emissions of many cattle at once. 3-4 sensors inside milking parlor; Existing hardware tech. Machine learning overcomes complexities of emissions’ non-linearity, diffusion; dependency: training data.
“There is no-one-size fits all solution to methane reduction”
-Rabobank Relationship Manager
Sustainability Managers’ Biggest Challenges
More than 4000 companies have set SBTI targets for scope 1,2,3. It’s challenging to meet these targets according SBTI monitoring. As the role of offsets, tradable verified emission reduction, remains under discussion, reductions within the own supply chains are crucial.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, estimated that methane emissions from livestock contribute to more than 14% of the total green house gas emissions globally. A complicating factor in methane reduction is the lack of a one-size fits all solution. Especially for insetting, reductions within the supply chain, considerations of suitability of a solution is crucial taking into account regional differences as weather, feed rations, and grazing.
Here you find the largest and latest overview of worldwide solutions for methane reduction for livestock. Choose your best matching* methane reduction solution based on carbon intensity, on-farm implementation, cost effectiveness, yield.
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