Could an IVF calf help reduce dairy’s global emissions?
Hilda is the first calf of the Langhill cow herd — based in southern Scotland — to be born through IVF and has been bred to produce less methane. Cattle burps and manure produce methane, a planet-heating greenhouse gas which is up to 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20-year time scale. Livestock generate around 30% […]
Management diets, breeding and manure to cut dairy emissions
Balanced diet, effective breed and manure management and precision dairy farming technologies could improve dairy productivity in India and reduce planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, according to a new report. The report, titled “India’s Dairy Future: Aligning Livelihoods, Growth, and Climate Solutions”, says the doubling of the female bovine population in India — […]
Zakariyapura — India’s climate-smart model village for biogas production & utilisation
Zakariyapura village in Borsad taluka, Anand district, Gujarat has become a model for other villages across India by embracing small-scale biogas facilities in every household that owns milch cattle. In a typical biogas facility, cow dung undergoes anaerobic (absence of oxygen) digestion by bacteria, with the help of conventional technology, to produce biogas comprising 50-55 […]
Meat and Dairy emission Increase by Over 3% Ahead of COP28
New investor data from Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index reveals emissions of its 20 largest meat and dairy companies have risen in 2023. 3.28% rise in year-on-year emissions disclosed by 20 of the largest listed meat and dairy producers – including suppliers to household names such as McDonald’s and Walmart. Investors praise improving levels of disclosure however, with […]
Carbon insetting vs carbon offsetting: what you should know
The UK government strategy for reaching net zero by 2050 is ever more at the forefront of discussion within the agricultural industry, particularly with the NFU setting its own targets for achieving net zero by 2040 in England and Wales. Net zero means not adding to the amount of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emitted into the atmosphere. It involves reducing […]
Plant platter – Growing demand and acceptance
There is a growing demand and acceptance for plant-based food products in India. Even though the size is small — new launches in this category were only 0.7% of the total launches in November 2019, which, however, grew to 2.1% in October 2022— experts expect this number to further increase in the coming years. “Our […]
Complexity of Measuring and reducing emissions in dairy industry Bydairynew
Despite differences in farming systems, the carbon footprint of dairy products is similar among the major exporting regions, and most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate on the farm in the form of methane, according to a new report from Rabobank, outlining some of the reduction strategies available, including those left untapped. ON-FARM EMISSIONS At the […]
A dairy farm in Trenton in USA is turning cow poop into profits
According to the USDA, dairy cows can produce 80 pounds of manure per day. Jan Henderson grew up in a farming household. “My grandfather was a dairy farmer in Western New York. My dad was a dairy farmer in Western New York. We moved to Florida and relocated our dairy farm in 1986,” she said. […]
Innovations to mitigate carbon emission in dairy sector : Atul Chaturvedi
With the increasing focus on climate change and India’s declaration at the Glasgow Summit to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070, there is a clarion call within every industry to create a roadmap for mitigating carbon footprint. A study by FAO has found that 36% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India originate from […]
Innovations to mitigate carbon emission in dairy sector : Atul Chaturvedi
With the increasing focus on climate change and India’s declaration at the Glasgow Summit to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070, there is a clarion call within every industry to create a roadmap for mitigating carbon footprint. A study by FAO has found that 36% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India originate from […]