Four black calves stand in a pasture staring at the camera. High tensile wire from the pasture's fence is visible in between.

Methane-reducing solutions hit roadblocks

Developers struggle with complexities of cattle rumen, logistics of cattle on pasture and lack of incentives

Companies developing vaccines that inhibit methane production in cattle are finding their development is more complex than first thought.

Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed to reduce the amount of methane their animals produce.  |  File photo

New methane feed additive pleases producers

Beef and dairy industry officials say the methane-reducing tool recently approved in Canada will drive opportunities

Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 percent and by 30 percent […] Read more