Livestock

GMH announces million dollar agricultural methane mitigation funding initiative

The Global Methane Hub (GMH) at the COP28 forum, announced a million dollar funding initiative between public, private and philanthropic partners including the Bezos Earth Fund, Quadrature Climate Fund and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, among others to help alleviate methane emissions from livestock

Along with the rapid population growth, agricultural methane is projected to increase 40% by 2050, which makes it crucial to reduce methane emissions by 50% in order to meet the accords of the Paris Agreement to keep the global temperature rise to a maximum of 1.5°C. It is estimated that 40% of the world’s methane comes from agriculture, with 70% of it being due to enteric fermentation. This is a process which takes place in cows digestive systems when sugars are broken down into methane and released through belching.

While not enough extensive research has been carried out to provide efficient and transformative solutions, the GMHs Enteric Methane R&D Accelerator, according to the director of Future of Food at the Bezos Earth Fund, Andy Jarvis possesses the ability to change all of this by unlocking the resources needed to discover and develop low-cost solutions that will dramatically reduce methane emissions from livestock by 2030.

GMH’s agriculture programme director, Hayden Montgomery considers the Accelerator as being a prime example of the role philanthropy can play in driving substantive climate action and strategically aligning the key players working to solve the most pressing issue. "With this effort to synchronise and consolidate public-good research on enteric methane, we aim to make multiple solutions to reduce enteric methane available quickly and provide proof of the efficacy of livestock mitigation technologies," said Montgomery.

Olivier Verdelet, vice-president of Agriculture Cycle at Danone also believes that believes that curbing methane emissions is the fastest and most impactful way to slow down global warming. "To do so, collaboration will be instrumental as we seek for new solutions, speed and sizable impacts. We are eager to collaborate with the Global Methane Hub and other partners to accelerate and test scalable innovations in the field. We believe this will help us build a sustainable, future-fit dairy category that is at the core of our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible," Verdelet remarked.

For more information, visit: https://www.globalmethanehub.org

IFAF enhances partnership with FAO to support sustainable livestock production

During their 22nd annual meeting, the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) decided to further strengthen their collaboration on critical issues to ensure safe, nutritious and sustainable feed and food

Anitoa launches groundbreaking lab-in-a-backpack swine flu test solution

Biotechnology company Anitoa Systems LLC, recently announced the worldwide availability of its turn-key swine flu test for livestock

I&V-Bio collaborates with Skretting to revolutionise artemia enrichment

Global aquafeed solutions leader, Skretting and leading biotechnology company, I&V-Bio have announced their strategic partnership to revolutionise artemia enrichment using ORI-N

RoboBatcher: Marel’s new product for robotic packing of chicken tenders

Marel introduces automation in the packing of chicken tenders – a process usually performed manually – with the launch of the new RoboBatcher

Featuring a new gripper, the new RoboBatcher Flex for tenders outperforms manual operation by speeding up the process, minimising giveaway and achieving state-of-the-art styling results, thereby saving several workers per shift on this monotonous packing job. Besides reducing the need for labor, the robot also improves hygiene and food safety since fewer people are handling and touching the meat. If required, the dedicated tender gripper on the robot arm can be changed over in a couple of minutes to batch and pack fillets, legs or drumsticks.

In addition, Marel has also developed a fourth gripper, especially for tenders, which features state-of-the-art technology, resulting in the precise, careful handling of tenders. The gripper works by picking up the tender and descending into the tray, which moves along with the belt to achieve a perfect styling.

The RoboBatcher Flex for tenders operates at high speeds, with acceleration forces reach up to 10G. The gripper is also easier to clean, and features several 3D-printed parts that require fewer bolted joints, thus making it lighter and able to move faster.

For more information, visit: https://www.marel.com/poultry/