Can seaweed be the green bullet for cattle emissions? I Prof. Ermias Kebreab
California has regulations requiring dairy farmers and other producers to cut methane emissions by 40% by 2030 (New Zealand's CCC recommendation is a 13% reduction).
So what how can we adopt the superfood of seaweed that UC Davis scientists have found cuts methane emission by over 80%, into a NZ farming system?
As our Thought Maker brought to you by Multiscapes at Lincoln University, Prof. Ermias Kebreab, Director, World Food Center & Professor and Sesnon Endowed Chair | University of California, Davis.
His team have been studying how seaweed as a feed additive can reduce methane emissions in cattle by over 80% as only 1% of their diet.
But, does it affect the taste of meat or milk?
Sarah also discusses with Ermais the work he is doing in lifting milk production in his home country of Eritrea in Eastern Africa.
For more on the research, visit https://caes.ucdavis.edu/news/feeding-cattle-seaweed-reduces-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions-82-percent
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