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Cows fed small amount of seaweed burp 86 per cent less methane in trial Posted 4 updated 4 MarMarch 2021 at 1:41am Cattle methane was reduced by as much as 86 per cent when their diets were subsidised with seaweed. ( Share Print text only Cancel Feeding cattle a small amount of a seaweed species found in Australia has been shown to reduce their methane emissions by up to 86 per cent. Key points: Red seaweed contains a compound that can reduce the production of methane Proponents say it could be the equivalent of removing 100 million cars from the road if adopted by the agriculture industry S...

  We have reached a stage where anyone that speaks up for Irish livestock is in danger of being intimidated into silence by condemnation and personalised attacks. But we must let facts emerge. The highly regarded Australian research institute – CSIRO – has just been awarded the million dollar Food Planet prize for their ground-breaking work on feeding a variety of seaweed to cattle to reduce their methane production by about 95%. The recognition of this work by the director of the German Potsdam Institute for climate impact research, as well as the Swedish Stockholm Resilience Centre, bo...

Australian 'super seaweed' supplement to reduce cattle gas emissions wins $1m international prize FriFriday 18 updated FriFriday 18 The CSIRO worked for a decade to find and refine the perfect emission-busting seaweed. ( Print text only Cancel A company commercialising a CSIRO-developed, seaweed feed product, which slashes the amount of greenhouse gases cattle burp and fart into the atmosphere, has won a $1 million international prize for its work reshaping the food system. Key points: Methane emissions from livestock make up about 15 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions A CSIRO-develo...

Date Time Million-dollar Food Planet Prize awarded to CSIRO innovation FutureFeed, a livestock feed made from seaweed that reduces methane emissions in beef and dairy cattle by more than 80 per cent has been awarded the world’s largest monetary reward on the global food arena. The Food Planet Prize recognises initiatives, organisations and individuals working to secure the world´s food supply while fostering a healthy and resilient biosphere. Awarded by the Curt Bergfors Foundation, 2020 marks the launch of The Food Planet Prize; four awards, each including US $1 million, for efforts to re...