Methane

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

New Zealand is seeing an increase in its beef herd while its dairy herd slowly declines

VIEWPOINTS 24 June 2026

Dempsey at Large: setting our livestock and methane targets

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Methane-reducing feed additives and TB included in €37.5m research funding

Methane-reducing feed additives and TB included in €37.5m research funding

NEWS 30 April 2026

Delay in RHO policy creates further uncertainty – LGI

Delay in RHO policy creates further uncertainty – LGI

NEWS 20 April 2026

Beef farmers wanted for new climate project

Beef farmers wanted for new climate project

Beef farmers wanted for new climate project

NEWS 15 March 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

WORLD 18 February 2026

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Reported health issues in 25% of Danish Bovaer herds prompts EFSA assessment

Reported health issues in 25% of Danish Bovaer herds prompts EFSA assessment

The additive’s manufacturer claims that “feeding just a quarter of a teaspoon per head per day reduces methane emissions by an average of 30% for dairy cattle".

NEWS 24 December 2025

Bovaer has lost its social licence – UFU

Bovaer has lost its social licence – UFU

The feed additive has been scientifically proven to reduce methane from ruminants.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

AFBI finalise plans for new emissions facility

AFBI finalise plans for new emissions facility

Construction of a new emissions research facility at AFBI Hillsborough is to start later this year.

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

Plenty of farmer interest in AD – but will it pay?

A major report published by Teagasc shows high levels of interest from farmers in supplying AD plants, but do the numbers add up? Asks Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 24 December 2025

Dempsey at Large: getting the facts straight on nitrates

Dempsey at Large: getting the facts straight on nitrates

Just as most medicines have side effects, the aim has to be to work out if the side effects justify the action.

VIEWPOINTS 24 December 2025

Letter - concerns over Macroom biomethan plant

Letter - concerns over Macroom biomethan plant

'What a biomethane plant means in the wrong location,' - Chris Barrett, Macroom Biogas Concern Group

LETTERS 24 December 2025

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

AFBI study finds ways to cut slurry emissions

The research was conducted in a slurry storage emissions facility at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Co Down

NORTHERN IRELAND 24 December 2025

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How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

After more than two decades working with GPS technology, Tipperary contractor and dealer Robert O’Shea has witnessed precision farming become an increasingly important part of everyday farm management

How FJ Dynamics is supporting smarter decisions in the field

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